If you’re web savvy you need to read this.

Today’s one of those Monday’s for me, but I’m working it out, forcing myself to organize a plan of attack, sorting the projects for each day from smallest to largest and attacking the little guys with as much Monday gumption as I can muster.

This week: website designs, banner ads, email template, CSS updates, photo shoot, photo processing, get head shots to agent, edit a video, talk to corporate heads about changing ad standards, put together a live action stunt exhibition… am I forgetting something??? Probably.

I recently took the Senior Web Designer position at Gannett Client Solutions. The job is pretty self explanatory - I oversee and create web-based media design (websites, ads, email, etc.). That’s what I do… but how I do it is what makes my job worth doing. After 10 years of being a creative entrepreneur I thought I was ruined for working in a corporate environment. What I didn’t realize is that there are corporate environments where “who you are” is crucial to what you do. I don’t think this is a corporate rule at my company (Gannett), but it certainly is the case with my department. My boss, Daphne, gets this and she’s gone out of her way to hire people who get this. That’s why I put aside my “ruined for corporate” mentality and jumped on board. That’s why I think this department will become a shining example for what a great work environment can be like.

Of course, there are other great examples already out there. Today I got to tag along with the Tennessean’s digital senior editor (Knight Stivender) and business writer (Bobby Allyn) to interview Clint Smith, co-founder of the Nashville based email marketing firm, Emma. The moment you walk in their door you can feel the energy of the place. Their office is a breeding ground for creativity. From the modern, open work space to the keg on tap in the break room, you instantly get the feeling that this is a business that embraces the culture of the people who work there. It’s that kind of approach to business that I believe makes business worth doing and from my perspective, it gets business done well.

Of course, that’s not all that I’ve been up to. I’ve been training in martial arts and gymnastic regularly (doing a Kung Fu class tonight actually) and I’ve started teaching free Karate classes for kids in my inner-city neighborhood. All the while I’ve been pumping my headshot and resume out to local producers and am preparing for the upcoming 48hour film project. And did I mentioned I hosted a Super Hero themed birthday party for one of my best buds? Yup, above photo explained!  But honestly, those are just excuses. I have enough time to eat, bathe and sleep – so I have enough time to blog.

Hey, look at that, I’ve done it again. Blog completed.