Journal

Ideas, work and the road between them.

Web design, creative direction, marketing, technology, travel and the creative process — plus the archive of where some of it began.

xAI Is Investing in Memphis Schools: What It Means for Our City

AI & Technology · July 28, 2026

xAI Is Investing in Memphis Schools: What It Means for Our City

xAI’s supercomputer investment in Memphis is now reaching into education — renovating four schools — and reshaping what local businesses need to do to stay visible.

Why a drone opens my website

Creative Direction · July 20, 2026

Why a drone opens my website

The opening of this site is a drone lifting off. Here’s why perspective — literal and creative — is the whole point.

Design isn’t decoration — it’s how people decide

Web Design · July 12, 2026

Design isn’t decoration — it’s how people decide

Captivating design is everywhere, and it quietly shapes who we trust and who we buy from. That’s the real job.

AI didn’t replace the work. It moved it.

AI & Technology · July 5, 2026

AI didn’t replace the work. It moved it.

AI-assisted production changed my process — but the judgment, taste and direction still have to come from somewhere.

Delta Challenge kickoff Winner! & #DeltaEntrepreneurship DEN 2.0 Fellow

Entrepreneurship · September 23, 2015 · Archive

Delta Challenge kickoff Winner! & #DeltaEntrepreneurship DEN 2.0 Fellow

As a Businessman, I never considered myself as being a big talker. I was always the guy behind the scenes. Never thought I would be the pitch man, Also didn’t plan on starting a business in 100 non st

Best In Black Web/Graphic Design Artist Winner!

Entrepreneurship · September 13, 2015 · Archive

Best In Black Web/Graphic Design Artist Winner!

So, my plan was to attend the Best in Black Awards Show to network and hopefully run into a couple of high school principals to discuss MyCollegeSTREAM, and unexpectedly I win this prestigious award.

Memphis Daily News Feature Article

Marketing · August 15, 2015 · Archive

Memphis Daily News Feature Article

MyCollegeSTREAM co-founder and chief technology officer Bryant Warren said the 14 weeks spent with Start Co. completely transformed the company’s business model from a nonprofit to a for-profit enterp

StartCo day 1 video blog

Entrepreneurship · May 5, 2015 · Archive

StartCo day 1 video blog

Our entrepreneurial action will reduce barriers to success and build communities that elevate both talent and high-growth startup companies.

KickLyfe.com

Web Design · March 20, 2015 · Archive

KickLyfe.com

I had the pleasure to work with the super talented “Kick Lyfe” crew in bringing there custom apparel company web presence to life. The site encompasses both a blog and an fully functioning commerce we

Is Facebook Killing Small Business Entrepreneurs with new Policy Rule?

Marketing · December 1, 2014 · Archive

Is Facebook Killing Small Business Entrepreneurs with new Policy Rule?

Facebook has recently updated its privacy policy and its overall rule system. Some of the changes are great for the community, but then there are others that will make life difficult for entrepreneurs

Web Quality & Social Media

Creative Direction · November 6, 2014 · Archive

Web Quality & Social Media

Having a business is a pretty cool thing, and those of you that have one, or at least trying to have one knows exactly what I mean. But whats even more cool is the fact that the work you do or product

Branding Interview

Marketing · September 28, 2014 · Archive

Branding Interview

I had the opportunity to be interviewed about branding, marketing and website design. Check me out!

The key to your online retail success: Your customers’ experience

Archive · October 19, 2013 · Archive

The key to your online retail success: Your customers’ experience

Ways Memphix can help retailers retain business. Unlike brick-and-mortar stores, where a sales staff can guide customers through their shopping trip, online retailers can’t provide the same kind of hu

How Much Should a Website Cost?

Web Design · August 5, 2013 · Archive

How Much Should a Website Cost?

Budgeting for a Professional Design for a Small Business Website It can be exciting to get started on a new business, and in a lot of ways, the web has made it easy to get a new business website off t

The One Page Website

Marketing · July 16, 2013 · Archive

The One Page Website

This would be great for a small business owner that wants a cost effective website but, also wants to standout without using a template on a small budget. This option allows the owner to have a websit

Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Bank Loan

Business · July 8, 2013 · Archive

Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Bank Loan

Most small-business owners need a bank loan at one time or another, and applying for one involves much more than filling out paperwork and saying a prayer. Among other things, you need to consider the

5 Social Media Rules Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Marketing · June 28, 2013 · Archive

5 Social Media Rules Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Social media can level the playing field between industry leaders and upstarts, between multinational corporation executives and small-business owners, making peers of all participants. Yet appearance

How do I market? The answer is a no brainer

Marketing · June 7, 2013 · Archive

How do I market? The answer is a no brainer

How do you market? The answer is easier than you think. In today’s market, small businesses want to know how do you market? It’s way too hard and expensive for small businesses to get attention and ge

Memphis Health Center Blog

Creative Direction · May 15, 2013 · Archive

Memphis Health Center Blog

Blogging is a great way to improve SEO and drives sales and online visibility. Im ready to help you blog, give me a call to get started.

Do You Want To Be Successful? Or kind of Successful?

Web Design · April 12, 2013 · Archive

Do You Want To Be Successful? Or kind of Successful?

As I sit at my desk tired and wanting sleep bad, I think of this video and it helps me keep going. Hopefully this will motivate you as well my friends. Enjoy.

I Helped Make a Change!!!

Web Design · December 3, 2012 · Archive

I Helped Make a Change!!!

I made a healthy donation of a #website to a non profit group that helps keep girl on the right track by instilling 12 key principals, hence the logo design with the 12 values representing the hours o

My New Ads

Marketing · October 13, 2012 · Archive

My New Ads

Well, I did not keep my promise of blogging more, Shame on me. But I have been in school writing papers and learning new things to help out my clients in the ever changing business world that we live

KARAOKE KING PRODUCTIONS – WEBSITE DESIGN – 2012

Marketing · August 17, 2012 · Archive

KARAOKE KING PRODUCTIONS – WEBSITE DESIGN – 2012

http://karaokekingproductions.com/

OctiTraining.com

Web Design · March 19, 2012 · Archive

OctiTraining.com

OCTI is a Department of Labor approved training provider that is committed to career training in the Memphis community. http://octitraining.com/

CateleyaExtensions.com

Marketing · March 19, 2012 · Archive

CateleyaExtensions.com

New E-commerce Website HAIR EXTENSIONS Designed to Intensify Your Beauty http://cateleyaextensions.com/

Over a year later

Web Design · December 28, 2011 · Archive

Over a year later

Over a year later, im finally back to work on my personal website. I cant believe that Im finding the time to do this, it feels so good to finally get to a point where I have some order on my own webs