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The HP Way, The Adam Mowery Project




Never in my life have I been an avid reader. However, this year I've made it a point to become one. Aside from reading the Bible I picked up The HP Way by David Packard, one of the original owners of the Hewlett Packard Company, and Black Faces In White Places by Randal Pinkett the first African American winner of the Celebrity Apprentice. I purchased these two books on the same day and little did I know that it would be the perfect marriage of things to read.

Going into 2011 the economy was down and so were people. I took an unstable time as a personal challenge to be more creative. This meant I had to increase my working knowledge of the business of business and redirect my attention to forging new and meaningful relationships. With my new reading material I've learned a great deal about both elements that I mentioned above. In ten years of being in the visual media world I've worked with who I believe are the best of the best in the industry. However, there is more undiscovered talent that I haven't been exposed to.

In the, The HP Way David Packard made mention of witnessing the details at which his partners observed one another's work. He said they were able to disagree and realign after every intense conversation. Randal Pinkett, does the same thing in his book but in a very different way. He speaks more along the lines of Oprah's "ah hah moments. Black Faces In White Places addresses the strategies that minorities have had to use to be great over the course of time. Fortunately, those strategies don't exclude other races. He's grown to understand that color grid is what it is. While realizing that it does exist.

I too agree and understand all of the above, but I've chosen to see the picture in color and black & white. Being the CEO of Goal Line Media and Minority Partner of the greiBO CRU (gray-bo); I've learned that our talents are our talents but the skill sets extend beyond what we know. Our greatest attributes are recognized by those that we align ourselves with.

So with all of this new wealth of knowledge that I've been gaining I decided that it was time to forge relationships with like minded individuals. Anyone that knows me knows that I care deeply about my hometown of High Point, North Carolina. That's where I wanted to begin the journey of growth. I went down my mental roll call of great talents that I know there. Only one stood out, Adam Mowery. Adam is a classically trained photographer that understands photos beyond "taking a picture". I've studied his work for years in the local portrait studios, print ads and even in the vintage establishment around the Triad.

Just like any other journalist naturally I begin doing my research on his complete body of work. I studied for months. Way more than I ever did in college. I'm glad I did. In January I approached him about signing on as the Goal Line Media's Visual Media Specialist. Adam walked cautiously as he made the walk to the partnership side of business. That was my first great feeling about where we were headed. From the very first decision made on our behalf I had the pleasure of knowing that when he made decision that they would be well though out.

So this is the introduction to the Adam Mowery Project. I'd like to welcome Adam Mowery publicly to the Goal Line Media Unit. Stay tuned we've got more for you.

The HP Way.



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