I write about environmentalism, sustainable businesses, wine, travel and tech. I've been published in national and local pubs and have worked with brands like Fetzer, Microsoft, Salesforce and Ebates.
How Climate Change is Affecting Our Redwood Forests
The first half of 2016 was the warmest in recorded history. The oceans are rising, glaciers are retreating, and extreme weather events have…...
Fetzer Vineyards Chooses Regenerative Agriculture Because It Produces Better Grapes
The Fetzer name is no stranger to the majority of stores that stock wineshelves with the company’s affordable and popular bottles. Barney Fetzer had it right when he declared, “Earth-friendly practices yield better grapes.” And better grapes yield better wine.
How to Spend a Day in Alameda
Sandwiched between San Francisco and Oakland, Alameda has near-perfect weather, a quaint small-town feel and the best views of the city, hands down. Not only is it just a short ferry ride away, but it’s also the kind of place where you can choose your own adventure—whether that’s getting in...
San Francisco Immigration Trends
This report compares trends of employers on a national scale with employers in San Francisco. Questions covered inbound and outbound global immigration processes and challenges.
I analyzed data collected from the national survey, organized it and compiled it into this report for a national immigration tech firm.
Smart Ways to Save on Your Wedding: Invitations
My fiancé, Ryan, and I are planning a wedding in Healdsburg, California, in the heart of wine country. Like so many couples, we’re learning that planning a wedding means lots of shopping. Whether it’s paper for invitations or ties for your groomsmen...
Wine Without Water: Can Regenerative Agriculture Help Vintners ...
AmByth Estate owner Phillip Hart has never irrigated his vineyards. California has trudged through five straight years of drought, and despite ample rainfall earlier this year, more than half the state remains in “moderate” to “extreme” drought...
Fog Catching and Vodka Before Noon
There was a thin layer of clouds that followed me, even as I left San Francisco. Crossing over the bay and onto the quiet island of Alameda, I wondered just how much excitement I’d be able to muste......
A Modern-Day Barnraiser: The Crowdfunding Platform for Food Entrepreneurs
Eileen Gordon launched Barnraiser to help people find and fund a more sustainable food system. She believes better food is possible when more farmers and food entrepreneurs have access to the money they need to join and grow the marketplace....
Here's What Millennials Are Drinking and Why
The numbers are in: a recent study by the Wine Market Council proved just how much millennials are loving wine right now. If you were born between ’82 and ‘95, you're included in this group, which ......
Where People Move When They Leave San Francisco
Chances are, you have at least one friend who talks constantly about leaving the city for good. Or maybe you’ve actually seen friends pull the trigger and head to somewhere like Seattle, Boulder or Austin. Either way, planning for the inevitable departure from the most expensive city in the US is just casual — if not constant — dinner-party conversation here.
The New Wine Tourist
Back in the day, if you were a wine tourist, you were one of two types of people: you were either an exclusive wine journalist or wine critic with refined taste and access to some of the most desir......
Insider's Guide to Cybersecurity
Cyber criminals are learning to adapt to changes in technology quicker than ever, and more opportunities for intrusion are possible. The result? Failed security audits. A lack of public trust. National security risks.
And a yearly cost of $400 billion in damages...
Vintners Reversing Climate Change and Successfully Marketing to Millennials — and Saving Money - B The Change Media
With more sustainability-focused millennials drinking wine than baby boomers in the United States, Fetzer Vineyards’ dedication to regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration and organic wine is helping it appeal to the growing millennial market. Plus, the company saved nearly $1 million in 2015 alone with its zero-waste policy and other environmental...
Get to Know the Russian River Valley
Russian River Valley is growing some of the most respected pinot noirs and chardonnays in California. Never heard of it? That’s probably because it’s tucked into a corner of Sonoma County and less ......
The Boom of the Mexico Tech Industry
Silicon Valley’s culture of entrepreneurship and technological innovation has quickly spread to other parts of the world. Tech hubs are cropping up everywhere; there’s Silicon Taiga in Siberia, Silicon Allee in Berlin, Silicon Plateau in Bangalore, Chilecon Valley in Chile. Mexico, too, is now among these technological hubs...
I wrote this blog post, and others like it, for an immigration tech client using SEO, light research and a keen understanding of the business audience.