Roly Poly is a sandwich shop nearby our office that specializes in rolled sandwiches (regular sandwiches, but rolled in a tortilla). Apparently, there are Roly Poly shops in 30 states, but I hadn’t heard of them until I started working here. And, really, it was my loss — their sandwiches are fantastic.

One that I’ve had a few times is their Cobb Salad sandwich (with bleu cheese and avocado, how can you go wrong?). But my favorite is proabably their Catalina Chicken Salad sandwich — and don’t let the sprouts scare you away, as the basil mayo and avocado really complete the sandwich.

So, after work this evening, I decided that Roly Poly would be a good way to round out the day. And, fortunately, there’s one nearby my apartment, just off 75 & Mockingbird. So, I looked over their menu to try to narrow down my choices. I’ve had a few of their chicken-based sandwiches (which were all good), but I figured that I should give their ham & pork sandwiches a chance. (more…)

Bryan, here. I’m a Project Manager at RD2, as well as the “weblogmaster” for the company. At 5 1/2 years, I’m not exactly a pioneer of the medium, but I have been around the block a few times, and you may know me from sites like the current events satire site “What Would Brian Boitano Do?”, and LifeAfterMTV.com, a chronicle of the journals kept by former cast members of “The Real World” and “Road Rules.”

Since I fell in love with the Internet in 1993, (more…)

The last several years of my life, I spent in a place where “professional management” basically assumes that by creating a business that is “scalable” and “extensible” must be a business about the business rather than a business focused on the people. Sure, we need to reach to find the right people with the right skills with the right attitude and not least those with the best cultural fit. But at the end of the day, if we expect great work, we clearly need great people… (more…)

Sometimes the hardest thing to do in our business is to give the “elevator pitch”, a brief explanation of what we do when asked. The answer to this question has been elusive over time. While so many in our space seem to over-complicate their “go to market strategy,” it has occurred to me over the past several years that in getting back to basics, we are able to get much closer to the answer.

When asked what we do, my typical answer sounds something like the following: (more…)