Brian Shaler: Sofa Jumper

Hi, I'm Brian. I like to travel and crash on friends' couches. The people I stay with are awesome, and I blog about them here. I also share stories about traveling.

Entries from December 2008

Aaron Brazell - Manhattan, New York

December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · NYC

Aaron actually lives in Washington D.C. He was house apartment-sitting for a friend in Manhattan and he let me crash on the couch!
Aaron is a great guy who I met at PodCampNYC 2 in April. This is a phenomenon that happens occasionally: bumping into people multiple times in cities that are neither party’s home town!
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Mike Germano - Hoboken, New Jersey

December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · NYC

Mike is the eccentric President, Creative Director, & Co-founder of Carrot Creative, a hot creative ad agency based in Dumbo, Brooklyn. It’s always a blast to catch up with Mike, because there is always so much going on with his team — big clients, big partnerships. It’s exciting to see great things happen to great [...]

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Kristen Crusius - Brooklyn, New York

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments · NYC

Sleeper sofa!
At PodCampNYC 2 in April, I met Kristen, who I had been connect with and communicated with on Twitter since almost a year prior. While I was signing up for the conference, it was a finally-put-a-face-to-a-name moment.
She’s a consultant, focusing on emerging technology strategies - but most importantly, she has a vinyl-cutter in her [...]

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Mark Tafoya - Manhattan, New York

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · NYC

I’ve bumped into Chef Mark a few times in New York, and it’s always great to talk to him and hear how his business, Culinary Media Network, is doing. Especially in this economy, it’s great to see people doing what they love and having things go well for them. Mark and Jennifer seem to be [...]

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Peter Shankman - Manhattan, New York

December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · NYC

Peter reached out to me to let me know about something he was doing on Boxing Day (December 26) — he was going to give away $15,000-$20,000 worth of prizes on Twitter for people who answer trivia questions. I noticed he was located in New York, so I talked to him about meeting up for [...]

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