Lisa Byrne

…So I poured a glass of wine to think about it.

On December 31st, 2011 my full-time position with Network Solutions will be relocated to Jacksonville, Florida — without me. It will mark one year with the company, a short but productive one. When I applied to work with NetSol it was primarily to work with Shashi Bellamkonda, a social media marvel that I admire and am honored to have worked alongside to date. We’ve blogged and tweeted around the country, meeting some of the most notable and accomplished in our industry. This year alone I’ve travelled to New York, Austin, Cupertino, Chicago, and Los Angeles to attend some of the leading conferences including SOBCon, BlogWorld, SXSW and BlogHer.

In the process I’ve created my own events media company, DCeventjunkie.com, and more recently co-founded DC Wine Week with Vanessa French and Casey Kincheloe of Pivot Point Communications. I challenged myself to improve my health and within three months of hard work and dedication dropped 25 lbs, reduced my blood pressure and high cholesterol and ran — and finished — my first Tough Mudder! That led to the creation of yet another blog, The Trainer and The Client, with my personal trainer Grant Hill of MyBootcamp. I’ve learned to step out on the ledge and take risks; that a community and network of friends and acquaintances are more valuable than a well-written resume; and that you can achieve anything you want…you just have to want it bad enough.

So here I sit at a crossroads, stunned to have the options before me that I do. The outpouring of support, job recommendations and referrals that I’ve received have been overwhelming that I’m uncertain of which road to take. This is by no means a complaint, I am truly blessed to be in this situation and thankful for the choices I have to make. But a choice has to be made nonetheless…there’s such a thing as too much time to think, I think…

Welcome to my new blog. Here I’ll talk all things tech, social, and marketing with a side of me. ‘Lisa Likes’ will cover my fave gadgets, iPhone apps and some things DC. I’ll write posts like this and recaps on industry events and conferences, perhaps some fun vacations! I just figured I needed to manage a fourth website :)

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