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Why In-Person Events Like CES Still Matter in a Digital First World
Barrel O’Monkeyz knows that inperson events like CES create the spark digital tools can’t. When you’re in the room, your presence, energy, and story stand out—and that’s where meaningful relationships and real business momentum begin.

Networking Remains Crucial to Career and Business Success
Networking may be old school, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less crucial to career or business success. Attend those mixers. Establish those connections. Get engaged.

On the Road to INTERBIKE 2017
Attention all you biking enthusiasts, the future of the bicycle industry is coming to Las Vegas next week. It’s time for the annual Interbike International Bicycle Exposition where the “bicycle industry gathers to celebrate, educate, and conduct the business of cycling.” As a biking enthusiast myself, with both a personal and professional interest for what’s…

On the Road: Sea Otter Bound!
The King Monkey (aka me, Paul June) is on the road this week to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California with Kim Merrill of Merrill Marketing/Communications, a full-service public relations agency specializing in branding, marketing, and communications consulting. The Sea Otter Classic is “A Celebration of Cycling” for families, cycling enthusiasts, racers, and everything…

Reflecting on CES 2016: Technology Can’t Replace Relationships
I just returned from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There I saw innovators and wannabes hoping to become the next Sony, Samsung, or Apple—plus of course a few of the industry’s heavy hitters giving us a peek into what they hope will be our digital and electronic future. From virtual reality demos and…