1715 W. Dean: An Open Letter to Al

1715 W. Dean: An Open Letter to Al

Dear Al, I found out late Friday that you are declining to pursue my offer to purchase your building. An investor wants to buy several buildings from you.  Admittedly, I know very little about the commercial real estate business. I don’t know how long you’ve owned...
Focused, Consistent Effort

Focused, Consistent Effort

Sunday I completed my 6th marathon — my 3rd in the last six months. I felt good, finished strong, and shaved 16 minutes off my previous personal record. Sunshine, cool temperatures: perfect conditions. A lot of people who aren’t runners seem impressed when...
More, More, More

More, More, More

After a season of not-enough business compared to the past, I’ve found myself catapulted into a season of more: more opportunities, more projects, more growth. While earlier this year, we scaled back our team, we’re adding team members again. More...
Running, In the Dark, Alone

Running, In the Dark, Alone

This Saturday morning, 5 am found me out on the streets of Sylvania, Ohio, where I meet to run with my running group. I didn’t know it when we started, but I had stumbled into a group of the “fast runners.” Within a few minutes, they pulled far ahead...