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Stephen V. Smith

Stephen V. Smith

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Oct 13, 2023

Presence Over Presents

Focused attention is the best birthday gift of all

Presence Over Presents

Stephen V. Smith

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Oct 13, 2023

Learning, Walking, and Teaching

Three key roles we need to live a rare life

Learning, Walking, and Teaching

Stephen V. Smith

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Jun 24, 2020

I spent 12 days on a ventilator in 2015. There’s a post-COVID crisis on the horizon.

“Most of my patients don’t walk back with me,” said the nurse leading my wife and me to the neuro ICU of a Birmingham, Alabama, hospital…

I spent 12 days on a ventilator in 2015. There’s a post-COVID crisis on the horizon.

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Stephen V. Smith

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Aug 13, 2018

Squeezing More Life From The Good Days

Sometimes you see cause and effect. “I feel this way today because I did this yesterday.” And sometimes it comes from nowhere. Nothing…

Stephen V. Smith

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Feb 22, 2016

Rural Areas Lead Rocket City In Building Fiber Broadband Networks

There was big news out of Huntsville, Alabama, this morning — Google Fiber is coming to the Rocket City.

Stephen V. Smith

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Jan 15, 2016

Celebrate Good Times … And Get Your Customers Involved With Your Story

The beginning of the year is a great time to flip through the calendar looking for reasons to celebrate your business. Once you identify a…

Celebrate Good Times … And Get Your Customers Involved With Your Story

Stephen V. Smith

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Jan 4, 2016

After 20 Years, We’re Still Asking “Why Not?”

On New Year’s Day, the content marketing company I started with my wife in a spare bedroom turned 20 years old. I had spent the previous…

After 20 Years, We’re Still Asking “Why Not?”

Stephen V. Smith

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Dec 21, 2014

21 Things I Learned The First Week After Having My Chest Cut Open

A full week has finally passed since I laid down in a big-city hospital and allowed a room full of strangers (in full confidence of the…

21 Things I Learned The First Week After Having My Chest Cut Open

Stephen V. Smith

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Dec 26, 2013

My Christmas Shipment is Late, and I’m Very Happy

How Amazon.com turned a major disappointment into a customer service success story

My Christmas Shipment is Late, and I’m Very Happy

Stephen V. Smith

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Dec 1, 2013

Remote workers changed my small business

And five things I learned in the process

Remote workers changed my small business

Stephen V. Smith

Stephen V. Smith

Community-focused strategic thinker and communicator. Husband/Dad/Pawpaw. Former newspaper journalist. Built/sold an agency. Wrestling with myasthenia gravis.

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