What was your first job as a journalist?
INC - Tech Columnist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not since 1989
How is social media changing news?
The smartphone in our pockets turned us all into reporters, creators, and storytellers.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I write about complex technologies in a language that everyone can understand. For real adoption and progress to occur we need to educate.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-Mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mac, Microsoft Office, Grammarly, Audacity, Adobe Spark
Why did you become a journalist?
I began writing on a gaming website. I then branched out to tech blogging and was recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Voice in Technology in 2015
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The fact that my tech writing enabled me to launch my own podcast where I have now interviewed 1,000 leaders. Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, etc
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing! 3 articles a week becomes over 150 a year. There is no shortcut to honing your craft.
What's your favorite drink?
Bourbon
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Traveling. I love covering live tech events and being able to work anywhere in the world with just a laptop and an internet connection.
