Big Money!

Think good thoughts for me on December 9th, when I will be in Culver City, California taping...

Wheel of Fortune!

It's still hard for me to believe, but after several rounds of auditions, I am going to be on the show! I'll post the airdate here as soon as I know it, but in the mean time, dear readers, please visualize me winning big money on the ninth.

It's Over! ...

... but "issues remain," as the Portland Business Journal puts it.

Sounds like the end of a bad relationship. And in some ways, it is. According to Oregon's state economist Tom Potiowsky, the recession is over.*

Good riddance! But is it really over, dear readers, or will it be back on our doorstep like a bad ex?

*And by over, he means, technically over. About a year ago, Potiowsky predicted the "feel-good turn-around" would happen sometime in mid-2010. He's sticking to that story with his latest proclamation, predicting a labor market recovery around the middle of next year.

WVDO Seeking Speakers

Wanna share your knowledge with the Portland-area development community, while practicing your presentation skills?

Fill out a speaker application for the Willamette Valley Development Officers, available here.

I highly recommend this experience to budding speakers, as well as seasoned professionals. WVDO offers programming appropriate to all skill levels, so all kinds of speakers are needed. I'm pleased to have had a couple of opportunities to speak to national audiences, and it all started with a prospect management presentation at WVDO a few years ago. That's where I began honing my presentation skills.

Now! Hiring!

As promised, I (finally!) have a data nerd job description to share. (Chalk up another point for the glacial pace of higher ed bureaucracy.)

And... for some reason our HR department still doesn't have the posting on their website, but Willamette Valley Development Officers does. So, I'll just post it all right here.

Update: It's finally been posted -- here.

Maybe if I hire this person, I'll magically have more time to keep this blog updated. Okay, that doesn't really compute, but it's a nice idea. I promise more soon -- I just did a survey of our database end users, and will post a bit about how I put it together.

Here's the job description. Tell your friends.