Sam's Dream Blog

This week Sam’s Dream Blog features Sophie Buhai, one half of the Vena Cava design team (Lisa Mayock is the other half.) Vena Cava creates so-called “future heirlooms,” clothing that can be passed down through family and friends. Buhai has been featured on Fast Company’s “The 100 Most Creative People in Business” list, and the [...]

John Arrow is the CEO of Mutual Mobile. Based in Austin, Texas, Mutual Mobile creates mobile solutions for brands, including Audi, Google, Xerox and Citi, among other clients. This week on Sam’s Dream Blog, Arrow shares about getting started, turning your first profit and focusing on the present. Sam’s Dream Blog: You wrote an e-book [...]

Risk. What comes to mind when you see that word? Does the idea of risk fill you with fear? Perhaps you associate risk with the board game of the same name. As I think about 2013 and what I hope to accomplish, I think back to the premise of Sam’s Dream Blog. “No dream is [...]

I’ve known Nic Camp for close to 20 years. Back in grade school, it was already clear Nic was well on his way to answering the question of “What do you want to be when you grow up?” No matter that he didn’t yet have a fancy degree or even a driver’s license. Nic took [...]

Christian Taylor co-founded ARC Solutions this past summer with Benjamin Church. With the vision of where once there was dying, now there’s thriving life, Taylor serves as CEO of the organization. This week on Sam’s Dream Blog, Taylor shares about a dream nearly 15 years in the making. Sam’s Dream Blog: Why did you co-found [...]

What comes to mind when you think of dreams?  Here’s a bit of what a dream means to me. D-Dare! Take risk! Chances are your dream is not going to fall into your lap. Get going after it! R-Reach – A dream should cause you to reach beyond what you think are your capabilities! E-Examine [...]

You might think it’s easy to be thankful this time of year. There is delicious food, magical sights, holiday parties, days off work… The list goes on. But maybe you don’t have any of that to enjoy. My home away from home, New Jersey, was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. My Grandma just died. Some of [...]

Sunday being Veterans Day, I wanted to take this week to profile my friend, Laura Eubanks on Sam’s Dream Blog. Laura served in the Marine Corps from 1985 to 1989, finishing with a rank of corporal. Thank you to Laura and to all veterans who have served and are serving our country. Sam’s Dream Blog: [...]

Only two baseball teams can compete in the World Series each season, but that doesn’t keep other clubs from doing their best to make a splash with their hopes and plans for next season. In the case of Minor League Baseball’s Inland Empire 66ers, that meant extending an offer to Bob Costas to be the [...]

Bittersweet. My heart is heavy right now. My Grandma, forever one of the great loves of my life, died last Wednesday. She was 92. I was able to enjoy Grandma for many years. Of course there is never enough time. I’m sad, but I know Grandma would say, “Enough of that. Time to be positive.” [...]