I don’t think I’d ever had so much fun on the job, we laughed daily and the overall vibe was sincere.

Speakeasy was full of heart at all times. I have a million examples of this kind of corporate integrity and employee investment.

One warm spring day, we lost our Internet connectivity in the 3rd Ave building, and I just happened to have my BMX in the back of my truck.

Jay Hollett was newly hired, and I was his mentor, so he sat next to me and asked a lot of questions. We were going out on a smoke break and he had a question about what to do on one of those judgement calls.

It was so offensive, I asked Jesse Harris (who was my AS at the time) if he would take the call and act stupid to fight the fight against misogyny.

At a meeting one morning after about six months or so of starting my job, Mike Apgar turned to me and asked what I thought. In my experiences, this wasn’t how CEOs typically behave.

I have always thought that myself, you can teach anyone anything if they are willing to learn, but you can’t train attitude.

It’s rare that you work with a group of folks that you want to spend the rest of your evening hanging out with after a full day in the office.