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- Jan 20, 12via wired.com
What an incredible sight this would be...the L.L. Bean Bootmobile. Apparently they will be cruising NYC in this delightfully tacky vehicle. And just like that, suddenly my Bean Boots feel that much cooler.
- Dec 31, 11
This year marked the 6th time my brother has gifted the entire family a self-produced Christmas Album. This year, however, as he is currently calling Indonesia home, the theme is one of celebrating the holiday while far removed from chilly New England in the paradise that is Bali. Pretty incredible what you can do with a bunch of instruments & a macbook these days...
I've embedded one track below, and you can listen to the full album here: http://iancoss.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-in-paradise & read his travel blog here: www.iancoss.com
Enjoy! - Dec 21, 11
It's just amazing how critical this type of thinking has become in just the last few years. Seems like so long ago when the only kids on the block were thefacebook.com or myspace.com with their simple profile pages. Now it's become a much more complicated affair...
- Dec 05, 11
While wandering the Internet this weekend I happened to stumble upon this documentary about the old elevated Orange line in Boston that was torn down in 1987. Interesting story, if perhaps a bit awkward of a film.
I'm not old enough to remember the line, yet in watching & my subsequent reading I can't help but wonder how it could contribute to the fabric of the Washington Street community today. At the time of its demolition the "El" had clearly fallen out of favor, and there is no doubt that the yuppies who call that part of town home today would ever allow heavy rail equipment to be clanking by their 2nd story windows, but given the recent success of the High Line in NYC I think the MBTA was short sited in carrying out a full scale destruction.
Today there are hardly any remnants. The Dudley Square station is still in use -- as a bus terminal -- and the Northampton Street station [pictured below] was transported intact to Maine where it is part of the collection at the Kennebunkport Trolley Museum's collection. That said, if you stand at the New England Medical center Orange line stop at the end of the outbound platform you can still see the tunnel veering off to the left that would have gently sloped upward to rise over Washington Street. Would've been neat to see.
*Note, I've also included a picture of the other elevated portion, seperate from the line on Washington Street, which ran up through Charlestown -- its the picture with the old Boston Garden in the background - Dec 01, 11
- Nov 20, 11
All & all this is a pretty weird clip, but I can't help but be excited that my home town has now been featured on SNL...
- Nov 17, 11
Given that I just posted the other day on my recent trip Detroit and the possibilities I saw there, I thought this video was a fitting follow-on. The brainchild of Eric Proulx, this short profiles those in Detroit who make lemonade when life deals them lemons. And he is still working on it -- head over to www.lemonadedetroit.com to learn how you can get involved in this amazing project for as little as $1.
Enjoy!
- Nov 13, 11
Found myself in Detroit last week for a couple of days -- was my first time in the Motor City -- and given the current media blanketing by Chrysler with their "Imported from Detroit" campaign I was excited to see the place for myself.
Overall I found myself impressed by the architecture, surprised by the number of large casinos [3] recently opened, and struck by the strong parallels to numerous post-Industrial New England cities [Springfield, MA and Pittsfield, MA immediately jump to mind] with hollowed out urban cores & glimpses of a former grandeur. Detroit is of course on a much larger scale, and unfortunately I didn't have much time to get out and explore, but you can be sure I will be back to visit. There is a poignant lesson to be learned there on the ebbs & flows of capital, population, and wealth. And I think this will drive interesting things and some seriously creative solutions emerging from Detroit in the coming years.
- Nov 11, 11
What a great video to start my morning with! If you like what you see, head here for more details: http://holstee.com/manifesto
And be sure to pass this along...
- Nov 01, 11
Incredible !ndia is a tagline that will be forever seared into my brain.
It was part of a tourism campaign that played on every single commercial break in 2009 on CNN International. At the time I was living in Germany and CNN International was an easy way to zone out and just relax in English. So suffice to say I saw the ad a lot. If you'd like to see it for yourself -- really a pretty good spot overall -- then head over to YouTube.
Which brings me to my recent trip to India -- a dream finally realized. I was lucky enough to tour the beautiful state of Kerala -- "God's Own Country" as their own ad campaign states -- from nearly tip to tip this September. Included here on this post are a few of my favorite pictures, but if you head to my Flickr you will be able to find the rest. And yes, I did try to act out more than a few moments from that Incredible !ndia spot...
- Oct 26, 11
You can bet I will be watching the developments of this announcement very closely. A subject that is very near & dear to me. Then again, isn't it for nearly every person my age these days?
- Oct 23, 11
This has been floating around on the Internet for a little while now, but when I re-stumbled across it this morning I was immediately struck by how recent events may spur some revisions. Will be curious to see how Tim Cook's Apple org chart will look....
- Sep 18, 11
Love this video. Very jealous that my friend Dave of Holstee both attended & spoke at the event [see post here].
- Sep 17, 11
Just back from a lengthy trip to India that included a 12 hour layover in Dubai. Still sorting through the gigabytes of photos from India, but thought in the meantime I would share my favorites from Dubai [full set here: Flickr]. Neat place to visit; a city truly in motion. Wish I had gotten to stay a bit longer as I hear the desert excusions are a real treat.And yes, that is actually a Mini sitting in the Aquarium tank...was some sort of promotion going on.
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- Beautiful Porsche. http://t.co/aniEQCXG
- Best sign ever! http://t.co/0qQX94GM
- Here for a tech stop (aka refueling) on way to SFO with @jetblue. Mountains look nice. http://t.co/Y2FtTpiH
- Tweets from #FLdebate are hilarious.
- "Laces Out"
- I can't watch #Patriots
- Did I just see Drew Bledsoe on the sidelines of the #patriots??
- Table secured. #Patriots on in 30 min... (with Tanya and Gailyn at The Thirsty Scholar) — http://t.co/6ZZSC8Ot
- Snowing pretty good in Boston this AM http://t.co/Y6nLO3Gm
- Snowy walk home today. Apparently the real stuff hits tomorrow http://t.co/9JAxtPlQ
- Most Awesomest Thing Ever http://t.co/zCAifhdS
- Enjoy the musical analogies for agency management; hugely important to get this right -- http://t.co/kEjyJUfV
- Playing around with some of Chrome's apps...I'll admit its pretty neat, but do I really need more versions of Angry Birds?
- Hard to say how this would play out // "Burger King tests delivery in United States" -- http://t.co/18LjUUGT
- Most excellent // "JM Curley Bans Douchebags from Bar" http://t.co/zLeYz8Tu
- Best part about being at home (with Tanya at Florence Pizza) — http://t.co/tjsSnZjk
- Spending the morning watching @tedtalks -- has become a routine on weekends; incredible way to start the day. #AlwaysLearning
- Here we go #Patriots http://t.co/IhbjvN8a
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- Account Development Manager at Forrester ResearchMarket Research | Greater Boston Area, USSummaryClient satisfaction & Account management with a heavy dose of Technology. I'm a Connector of people -- my clients to analysts, peers, others in their organization -- to business value.
Prefer to be hands-on and in a position to interact with clients both internally and externally on a daily basis.
Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative setting that constantly pushes me to preform in new & innovative ways.
Completed a two-year stint in Germany where I studied at the European School of Business in Reutlingen, Germany in conjuncture with my International Business program from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.Specialties: Account Development, Enthusiasm, Client Satisfaction, Technology Strategy, Event Planning, Training Program Creation & Implementation, Digital Strategy, Intermediate understanding of Internet coding (HTML, CSS, etc)Experience- Jul 2010 - PresentAccount Development Manager / Forrester ResearchWorking with clients at 5 billion plus market cap companies on a day to day basis to help inform their technology strategies.
- Mar 2009 - Nov 2010Architecture & Strategy Consultant / Sebastian Coss ConsultancyContinuation of previous employment with Philips Healthcare as a sub-contractor on a part-time basis working remotely.
- Jul 2009 - Jul 2010Client Services / Forrester ResearchWorked to connect our client's to Forrester's industry leading research and analysts
- Feb 2008 - Mar 2009Web Knowledge Architect / Philips HealthcareEnsured the timely and orderly launch of a knowledge sharing platform, the Philips Healthcare Intelligence Desktop [PHID], to over 1000 users in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Member of five person multi-nationality core decision-making PHID Project Team based out of Böblingen, Germany which oversaw End-to-End development cycle - Aug 2006 - Aug 2007Advertising Manager / The Northeastern News (Now the Huntington News)Responsible for selling of ad space to both local business & national agencies to ensure the newspaper maintained a consistent revenue stream
- Jan 2006 - Aug 2007Barista / Starbucks Coffee CompanyGreat place to learn how to stay cool under intense pressure.
- Jan 2007 - Jun 2007Junior Project Manager / Banta Internet Solutions (Now RR Donnelley)Managed team responsible for the upkeep of the HP Graphic Arts portal website
- Aug 2006 - May 2007Resident Assistant / Northeastern UniversityResponsible for health & well being of 40+ Freshman Residents in Kennedy Hall.
- May 2006 - Aug 2006Telephone Sales Associate / Handel and Haydn Orchestral SocietyEstablished relationships with potential and returning customers during the subscription process to produce consistently positive sales figures
- Jan 2005 - Apr 2005Alumni Outreach Specialist / Northeastern TelefundResponsible for reaching nightly fundraising goals by cold-calling Northeastern Alumni
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2007 - 2009Hochschule ReutlingenBachelor of Science in International Business (Diplom-Betriebswrit) in International Business
Activities: American Club -- provide advice and assistance through once-weekly meetings between American and German students who will go on exchanges to the respective schools during their studies. -
2004 - 2009Northeastern UniversityBSIB - Marketing in Marketing, German
Activities: Co-Advertising Manager of The Northeastern News, Resident Assistant in Kennedy Hall, International Business Club
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Interests:Technology, both old and new. The Internet, and the ways in which it is constantly changing how we live, interact and communicate with one another. Trains, Automobiles and the advances in both areas. Guilty of constantly refreshing the Autopia blog from Wired, Gizmodo and my Twitter while meant to be doing other things. Traveling, preferably in a non-traditional manner. Snowboarding. Sharing and Learning new ideas. More recently: Politics.
