Sep 21Chicago’s Pizza & Ghost Tour Returns for the 3rd Year!There’s something spooky in the air of Chicago during October, and we’re not just talking about Halloween decorations. That’s right — Chicago’s Pizza & Ghost Tour is back for its third year, and it’s the perfect way to get into the spirit of the season! This three-hour evening tour allows…Chicago3 min readChicago3 min read
Aug 22Stop Saying, “I Wish…” and Get What You Really Want Out of LifeHow Changing a Single Word Let’s Us Into The Future We Want A “wish” is but a wasted attempt at creating the reality we want to exist. As kids, we’re often encouraged to think about and express our wishes and dreams. In fact some of our fondest memories might be tied to far flung wishes, especially the ones that didn’t come true. …Motivation3 min readMotivation3 min read
Aug 7The Power of Naming Your Years in AdvanceBack In 2019, I gave my first TEDx talk. And if you watch that recording today, what you’ll see is a guy talking pretty confidently about something he is not 100% sure works yet. I had a hunch it did, I was pretty convinced. But giving that talk — in…Intentions5 min readIntentions5 min read
Jan 25I named my 2023 “Ukiyo”Names are a powerful thing. As humans, we’ve been naming things for a long time. We started naming ourselves, then others, and eventually our locations. We continued naming stories, swords, automobiles, apartment buildings, animals and damn near everything else that exists around us. For the past seven years, I’ve given a specific period of time…Self-awareness5 min readSelf-awareness5 min read
Nov 22, 20216-Week Cycles for 2022Upcoming 6 Week Cycles The following is Martin Creative’s list of cycle dates and names for 2022. The Helsinki Cycle Mon, Jan 17th — Fri, Feb 25th 2 week break The Oahu Cycle Mon, Mar 14th — Fri, Apr 22nd 2 week break The Maldives Cycle Mon, May 9th — Fri, Jun 17th 3 week break (It’s summer! Enjoy it) The Sedona Cycle Mon, Jul 11th…Planning1 min readPlanning1 min read
Oct 21, 20216 Ways to Identify Your Target CustomerConsider this: the average eCommerce website converts 2% of visitors into new customers. This means that out of every 100 people who visit their site, two of them are making a purchase. And yet, so many of my clients have spent their time and resources trying to talk to the…Marketing5 min readMarketing5 min read
Oct 5, 2021Some Good News — Sept/Oct 2021Celebrating the good news of friends and colleagues. Ashley Havertine did an incredible job pulling together the Real Men Wear Pink Party at Avli on the Park. The evening was complemented by beautiful decorations from Kehoe Design and the opportunity to meet other passionate individuals working toward this same cause.Goodreads4 min readGoodreads4 min read
Mar 31, 2021A Presentation You Can Use for ProVisors MeetingsThis year, the executive committee of ProVisor’s Chicago Central decided to add a visual element to our meetings. This has helped us create more of an engaging, visual interaction for our members and out-of-town guests. Here’s how you can get the file and start using it for your meetings. 1) Get the file Go…Provisors3 min readProvisors3 min read
Mar 25, 2021Uplevel Tourism — March Town Hall EventAnother impactful and inspiring evening is in the books with our extended UpLevel family of food tour operators. Tonight, we were lucky to host Dalton Barton, owner of Clear Sky Tourism, as our featured guest. Dalton is a tour marketing expert (and an ambitious triathlete!) who brought some incredible insight…3 min read3 min read
Mar 14, 2021Martin Creative Gives BackEvery 6-Week Cycle, the team of employees and contractors each get to choose where to donate company money. During this past 6-Week Cycle, everyone working with Martin Creative received a $100 gift card with the expressed instructions to give it away. Whether our colleagues chose to give it to an established charity or nonprofit, to a friend’s Kickstarter or GoFundMe campaign, or a local community organization, we wanted…Donations4 min readDonations4 min read
