Blogs

Adrian Pittman

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Adrian Pittman is co-founder and CEO of Velocity Matters and SOMTU MMS. An Ann Arborite, Adrian has more than 15 years of high-tech marketing and brand development experience. He will be writing about entrepeneurship and innovation in SE Michigan.

Entrepreneurship

Ann Arbor, Detroit

Heather Carmona

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Heather Carmona is Executive Director of the Woodward Avenue Action Association and a life-long Detroiter. She is also founder of Pure Alternatives.net, an organic product consulting and consumer advocacy company. Heather will be writing about the interdependence and relationship between quality of life, sustainability and community.

David Knapp

Thursday, July 10, 2008

David Knapp is not only an architectural designer with Albert Kahn Associates, he's an accredited LEED professional who understands the ins and outs of sustainable development. An active community leader, David will be writing about sustainability and urban housing trends in Metro Detroit.

Housing, Sustainability

Garrett Myers

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Garrett Myers is the founder and Managing Director of the Gateway Group, a technology strategy consulting firm. Garrett has worked for start-ups, started companies, and raised venture capital money in both Boston and Detroit. He'll be writing about the entrepreneurial and VC cultural differences between the East Coast, West Coast and Michigan.

Entrepreneurship, Investment

Scott Dunham

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Scott Dunham is the festival manager for next week's Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF). A relentless networker, Scott has made it his mission to faciltate creative opportunities for Metro Detroit's film community. He will be writing about building a vibrant film community, the virtues of Michigan's incentive package and, of course, the film fesitval he helms.

Arts and Culture, Film / Video, Identity, Leadership, Online Media

Stephen Rapundalo

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Stephen T. Rapundalo, PhD. is the Executive Director of MichBio, the main trade organization for Michigan's life sciences and biotechnology industry. He will be writing about what Michigan can and should do to foster and improve its life sciences industry.

Biotechnology, Investment, Life Sciences

Erika-Marie S. Geiss

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Erika-Marie Geiss is the editor-in-chief and publisher of theWAHMmagazine , a digital magazine for work-at-home parents. A 'mompreneur,' she is a freelance writer, professional blogger, editor and published non-fiction author. Erika will be writing about the personal, professional and economic issues of being a work-at-home professional.

Entrepreneurship, Telecommuting

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Model D managing editor Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey reports in this week from the publication's Motor City headquarters on why Metro Detroit needs to rethink their relationship with the city and why summer is the perfect time to do it. She'll be giving metromode readers the skinny on what Detroit has to offer the region that you simply can't find anywhere else.

Leadership

Aaron Kluza

Thursday, May 22, 2008

A native Metro-Detroiter, Aaron Kluza is the co-owner and co-operator or Rock Dove Couriers, a bicycle messenger company in downtown Detroit. He'll be writing about Detroit --opportunites and challenges-- from a cyclist's perspective. See if you can keep up.

Work/Life

Detroit

Patricia Mooradian

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Patricia Mooradian is the president of The Henry Ford. For five years prior to that she was the COO and directed daily operations of Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, the Ford Rouge Factory Tour and the Benson Ford Research Center. Patricia will be writing about The Henry Ford and tourism in Michigan.

Mark Maynard

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Mark Maynard publishes the magazine Crimewave USA, puts out records, comics and blogs when others sleep. He is one of the founders of Ypsilanti's popular Shadow Art Fair, co-chair of YpsiVotes, and a member of Ypsilanti's 2020 Task Force on the future of the city. He has a keen interest in economic development and will be writing about why he's enthusiastically chosen to live in Ypsilanti.

Ypsilanti

Roger Myers

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Roger Myers is the president and CEO of Presbyterian Villages of Michigan. He is responsible for executive staff leadership and helping develop policy and strategic planning decisions. Roger will be writing about aging baby boomers in SE Michigan from an economic development perspective.

Mark Adler

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Mark Adler is the president of VAIdigital LLC, a video support company for the film industry. Mark also manages the Michigan Production Alliance, a trade organization whose mission is to create a more stable financial environment for Michigan's production community. From local projects to Hollywood films, he will be writing about Metro Detroit's emerging opportunities and challenges.

Lish Dorset

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Lish Dorset is a member of Handmade Detroit, the crafty gals who put on the annual Detroit Urban Craft Fair. She has been making crafts since she started her first Troll doll clothing line back in Mrs. Schneider's fifth grade classroom. Lish also works as a social media coordinator for MS&L Digital in Ann Arbor. She looks forward to chatting about the state of the indie entrepreneur here in Metro Detroit.

Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship

Toby Barlow

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Toby Barlow is co-president and executive creative director of JWT Team Detroit where he oversees work on both local and national accounts. He is also the author of "Sharp Teeth," a novel about werewolves. Toby lives downtown in Lafayette Park and will be writing about his vision of a better Metro Detroit.