Necessity and Invention are NOT Strange Bedfellows.

I have been enchanted by the ethereal concept of ‘the future’ since working as collections assistant at the Harry Ransom Center, a University of Texas Museum in Austin (while attending school). Aside from the Gone with the Wind dress super fans, everyone was in awe of the Norman Bel Geddes’ Futurama collection. Of the thousands […]

5 Lessons Learned from the 2015 SF TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon

This was my fourth year attending the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon, but it was the first year I seriously considered competing in it myself. Hackathons are akin to a jam session for geeks. They thrust people together who share an idealistic sense of fate and are often determined (almost bound) to do innovative things. That magic is why people […]

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Apple Doubles Down on “Mobile” Experience Design for All Devices

With its highly anticipated product announcements this morning in San Francisco, Apple reinforced its focus on creating a seamless, cross-device experience that truly puts mobile functionality first. From a new-and-enlarged iPad Pro to slick enhancements to the Apple TV experience, it’s clear that Apple is dedicated to keeping users on its devices throughout their customer […]

CircleClick turns 6

Hello everyone, It’s with great pleasure that I can say Happy Birthday, CircleClick! What a great milestone this is for us. Six years ago I sat down with my former partner and we started this agency out of nothing during the financial collapse. Now we get work with some cutting edge companies and very excellent […]

SXSW 2015 Recap – With Pictures!

I’m no stranger to SXSW. Anyone who knows me also knows that I am a former Austinite and love to attend SXSW every year in Austin. In fact, you could kinda say I’m known for it? I don’t know about that. I only know that this year was a weird one. From fake protests to […]

Why Businesswomen Should Embrace Their Inner Sofia Vergara

Celebrate Women’s History Month By Taking The L.E.A.D. There’s more to Sofia Vergara, the top-earning actress on television for three years running, than meets the eye, says executive and business coach Debora McLaughlin. “She’s a wildly successful entrepreneur who embraces herself, including her own beauty, her 40s, her health as a thyroid cancer survivor, her […]