Category: Network

September 11th

One early Autumn morning, American’s perception of its place in the world was irrevocably altered by four hijacked airplanes; while the devastation […]

A Great Face for Phone Support

I started in billing and then tech support. I learned that I could Google steps to solve tech issues and make myself seem like a genius!

We All Pulled Together

I always loved the old building(s) we were in, but being in the 2nd Ave office during the Nisqually quake in 2001 was fairly memorable, since I was pretty sure I was going to die.

The Oldest One Here

I was hired at Speakeasy as a Controller in January 2001. Having spent my career at more conservative firms, I was amazed at how young everyone was and the open atmosphere at the company.

Lateral Memories

A lot of my favorite memories are sort of lateral, involving people I met at the Speakeasy, or through activities related to it.

Guinness is Good for You

The first time I had seen Mike Apgar was when my manager walked our training group through the Blue Room and the support floor to get the layout.

Competing with Napster

I did a couple of music content ‘deals’ for Speakeasy, bundling eMusic and Rhapsody digital music services with customer’s DSL accounts.

Go Do It

What I remember is that we had to move quickly. If you knew how to get the job done, the job was yours.

We Were a Family

I lived right next door to Speakeasy, and I loved waking up, stumbling down the stairs, seeing my coworkers and friends right away, getting a cup of coffee at the cafe and laughing about something that happened the night before.