About

Hi! Welcome the page where I tell you about me. However, I think that’s a little weird, so I’ve written this in an attempt to answer the question, who is Kyle Chowning and what is this blog about?

For the formal and extended bio, click here.

What I do

I am the Vice President of Marketing & Communications for Halogen, a nationwide television network featuring empowering entertainment that targets and activates a generation that is willing and ready to give back. Find us in your area.

I also serve as the Executive Director of Help-Portrait, a non-profit whose goal is simple: compel photographers to find people in need, take their picture, print and then deliver it. So far, we’ve delivered over 42,000 pictures to people who couldn’t afford it otherwise. Join us?

What this blog is about

If you’re wondering what the focus of this blog is about, me too. Well, not exactly. The main focus of my blog is innovation, specifically in the following spaces: marketing, social media, leadership, management, productivity and my latest interest, TV marketing.

My goals is to use the medium of writing to explore new, old and reconsidered ideas. I tend to write for those who are looking for the next step. If you are a brand manager, this blog is for you.

I typically post about once a week. To make sure you don’t miss a post, I invite you to subscribe to via RSS or email. If you care to follow my day-to-day, check out my Twitter profile. I post there about five-to-ten times a day.

This is my personal blog. The contents represent my own opinions and not those of my employer.

Top Posts

If you’re looking for a place to start, here are the top posts, by category, based on visitor traffic:

Social Media

• Does Sharing Your Location in Social Networks Scare You?
• 5 Keys to Building Forever-Followers
• Are You a Proactive or Reactive Social Networker?

Marketing

• How to Write a Strong Marketing Proposal
• Three Ways to Avoid Living Life in a Vacuum
• 10 Best Practices for Social Media Success

Productivity

• Three Quick Steps to a Zero Inbox
• Three Quick Steps to Eliminating To-do List Anxiety
• Keeping Personal Productivity Simple

Leadership

• Just because their butt is in a seat, doesn’t mean you’ll get results
• How do you do it all?
• Employee Reviews Redefined

Misc.

• What if You Weren’t Afraid?
• Perception is NOT Reality
• How to Read Dozens of Websites in Less than 15 Minutes a Day

A Short Biography

I grew up in Bend, Ore., which is arguably one of the best small towns in the country. After graduating from George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. with a management degree, I started my career at VoxCorp, publishers of 7ball and Release magazines, in 1997 as the online and distribution manager. I worked there for two years before venturing out as a freelance web designer under the d.b.a. of Extream Media (such a 90’s name). After a little over two years as an independent, my wife and I moved to Orlando, Fla. to help launch Relevant Media Group, Relevant Magazine and Relevant Books.  There I served as the sales and marketing director from 2002 until 2006. From 2006 until 2010, I was the principle and lead consultant at Motiveight Marketing Group; an agency that helped brands make meaningful and profitable connections to generation X and Y.

While the above mention the things I do, they aren’t what make me who I am. I am a husband of ten years to Kristy. In July 2007 I became the proud father of Savannah Grace. It took us five years to conceive, thanks to the very generous help of Dr. Mark Trollice from Fertility C.A.R.E. in Winter Park, FL. Our son, Caleb Douglas, arrived on January 9, 2009. He’s a surprise and a miracle to0. We are currently pregnant with another boy, who is expected to make his arrival sometime between Christmas and New Years 2010. Finally, I am the son of Mike & Tina Chowning, and the brother of, Charysse Hesse, all of whom live in Oregon—mine (and God’s) favorite state.