leigh fatzinger : social media entrepreneur

"Brands that choose Prosodic software to optimize and target their social media conversations in..."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:28:53 -0800

“Brands that choose Prosodic software to optimize and target their social media conversations in real-time see dramatic improvements across all performance metrics; interactions, impressions, clicks and more. It’s just that simple.”

Central Park. December 1. Clear blue skies. (Taken with...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:16:32 -0800

Central Park. December 1. Clear blue skies. (Taken with instagram)

Looking up at the Cosmopolitan (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:28:33 -0800

Looking up at the Cosmopolitan (Taken with instagram)

jmak: Thanks, Steve.

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:13:53 -0700

jmak:

Thanks, Steve.

‘Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:39:29 -0700

‘Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ~~ Stay hungry. Stay foolish.’

-Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Deanna Nelson was my cousin, but she could have (and probably...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:11:00 -0700

Deanna Nelson was my cousin, but she could have (and probably should have) been my sister. We were both adopted, in the same year, to loving families. From a very early age, she was my best friend. Although we grew up in different states, we were always together a few times a year from toddlerhood through adulthood. As adults, we talked on the phone at least every week, sometimes every day.

After earning her degree in Psychology and Music Therapy from St. Olaf College, Deanna spent 10 years of education and internships to become a Doctor of Psychology and forensic psychologist. As a cute, 110lb curly-haired blonde, she spent the last five years working for the State of Minnesota in a state hospital, evaluating and reporting trial competency and insanity pleas of accused violent criminals. Most of her evaluations were conducted face-to-face, in a small room, with only her and the accused. This work environment did not scare her - she loved the intellectual challenge.

In June, 2008, Deanna was diagnosed with rare triple-negative breast cancer. It was the same month my wife and I learned we were pregnant with our son. After Joshua was born, she was named his godmother.

Through 2008 she received treatments, and was declared cancer free in 2009. During this time, she was truly alive, finding a renewed sense of life and purpose. She travelled with us around the world and visited any chance she could. We thought her cancer was behind her - a chapter in her life that she could close.

In February, 2010, Deanna learned her cancer had returned, having metastasized into 30 tumors in her lungs. She was frightened. She was angry. But she did not give up - she did not quit.

She applied for clinical trials in Houston, Seattle, and Raleigh. She continued to work through her treatments, and traveled to many of the places she wanted to see: Costa Rica, the Caribbean, Florida, Los Angeles, and Seattle.

Less than a year ago, our family and some close friends took a cruise to the Caribbean where she zip-lined, parasailed, rode horseback, and relaxed in the sun. She took it all in.

Deanna lived life on her terms. She was never married. She had no children. But she filled her life with her passions: Her work. Listening to and playing music. Spending time with her terrific friends. Traveling. Photography. And, most importantly, her rescued dobermans, who were essentially her adopted boys.

Deanna passed away September 23, 2011, at 7:40am in her own home, in her own room, surrounded by friends and family. On her terms. It was a cloudless, cool, beautiful morning in suburban Minneapolis.

~~~

I am proud to say I knew her. I am proud to say she had a major impact on who I am as a person. I am proud to say I was looking into her eyes and holding her hand as she took her last breath.

I am proud to say that I know she would have done the same thing for me.

I love you Deanna Nelson. You will always be a part of me.

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams..."

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:21:50 -0700

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief. And love is stronger than death.”

- Robert Fulghum

One light fuels a life.

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:28:25 -0700

One light fuels a life.

Afternoon nap.

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:15:52 -0700

For 30 minutes or so this afternoon, I watched my little boy take his afternoon nap. For me, lying awake next to him, those 30 minutes were some of the most restful I’ve had in months.

Love seeing examples of businesses that know how to maintain...

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:24:41 -0700

Love seeing examples of businesses that know how to maintain focus. (Taken with instagram)

Bubbles (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:04:30 -0700

Bubbles (Taken with instagram)

Foggy in Magnolia. (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:01:03 -0700

Foggy in Magnolia. (Taken with instagram)

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma —..."

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:21:37 -0700

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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

[Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]

”

- Steve Jobs

W (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:26:59 -0700

W (Taken with instagram)

Are we entering the bizarro world?

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:35:19 -0700

So let me get this straight:

Standard & Poor’s downgrades the US’s AAA credit rating because they believe Treasuries are riskier.
The US stock market crashes. Investors flock to US Treasuries. Because, even at AA+, they’re still perceived as a safe haven compared to equities.
China then criticizes the US for borrowing beyond its means.
Yet China continues to be the number one foreign purchaser of US Treasuries. (To the tune of about $8 billion a month)

If China thinks the US is spending beyond its means - making our credit riskier - then it should stop buying our debt. But it won’t. Because US Treasuries are the safest of the safe bets. Which is why investors keep flocking to them. Even after a ratings “agency” decides they’re more risky. A decision that effectively eliminated tens of billions of market value with the power to create jobs and revenues to help improve our country’s finances and draw down our debt. Reducing our need to sell debt to countries like China.

I think we just crossed over into the bizarro world.

Running a Billion Dollar Startup with Twelve People?

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:41:23 -0700

Running a Billion Dollar Startup with Twelve People?:

marksbirch:

Startups are feverishly hiring right now to scale up their businesses, but could we in fact be doing it all wrong? While many startups expound the virtues of being lean, once the VC money train rolls in, it is off to the races, going on a hiring binge as we have been witnessing of late in our…

Punch a hole in the sky. (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:05:50 -0700

Punch a hole in the sky. (Taken with instagram)

Only a Mariners win could have made these seats any better. ...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:42:18 -0700

Only a Mariners win could have made these seats any better. (Taken with instagram)

A Moment

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:45:46 -0700

I was in a park today. Alone with my son. He was running in the grass with his ball. I was laying on the grass, my head propped up on a knapsack that carried our lunch.

At some point my son ran up to me, stopped, and plopped his head onto my chest. He took a breath, and relaxed.

I looked up at the blue sky and the clouds that passed overhead. Everything was silent. I decided that this particular moment was one of the greatest in my life.

Seattle Wooden Boat Festival (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:54:17 -0700

Seattle Wooden Boat Festival (Taken with instagram)