Blog: The Heartbeat Messenger


In our most important messaging,  the last thing we can afford is to sound artificial. 

So here’s where I get real and champion what I call heartbeat messaging:
communicating with empathy,  humanity, and authenticity in the age of AI.

Here you’ll find stories, musings, occasional rhymes, and hopefully some useful insights (and laughs). 

Thanks for reading, commenting, and sharing. I’d love to hear your take. 
Here’s to keeping the heart beating.


F-Bombs, CEOs, and Teleprompters:
Keeping It Real in the Pre-Artificial Age

July 29, 2025

“Hey Colin,” the CEO looked up and called out. “NO F***ING TELEPROMPTERS.”
This was going to be a fun week.

Unprompted : A Poem

July 17, 2025

A playfully poignant poem originally posted on LinkedIn, written while I was missing posts written by actual humans.