If something were to happen to you, who do you leave behind? How do they replace your income and maintain the lifestyle they’re accustomed to? This is what term life insurance is for, and it is less expensive than you think. One of the most common questions I get about Read more
This article also appeared in the July/August 2013 issue of The East Nashvillian magazine. When my wife and I first moved to East Nashville eleven years ago, I remember driving aimlessly through the neighborhood in search of a good local food joint or coffee shop in utter dismay… As we Read more
An Economic Development Update This article appeared in The East Nashvillian magazine March/April 2013 Everywhere you turn in East Nashville there seems to be construction and new businesses popping up, to the point that it’s becoming hard to keep track. “There are a lot of obvious, good things going on,” Read more
This is reprinted from The East Nashvillian magazine. Story and photo by Melanie Meadows. It’s that time of year, and once again, the Historic East Nashville Merchants Association (HENMA) has chosen both a citizen and a business for the annual East Nashvillian of the Year award. Launched in 2008, this Read more
This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber‘s newsletter “HR Notes” It’s open enrollment time, and for some HR managers it’s about as fun to look forward to as a root canal. But putting it off won’t help. In fact, it can make the whole process even worse Read more
This is an article I wrote for The East Nashvillian magazine. After serving eight years on the Metro council from East Nashville’s District 6, Mike Jameson has done his time and has passed the torch to Peter Westerholm. He hands over the responsibility to serve a vibrant community he helped Read more
In preparation for our first child, my wife and I finally decided to bite the bullet and tackle a major home improvement – reroofing the house. I see yard signs and local ads for roofers everywhere and I have many contacts I can ask for recommendations, so I figured that Read more
I got my very own commercial, and this is the coolest. Jason Mallory of Redbone Entertainment created a web commercial for me that I am excited to share with you. Jason is known for the Spirit of Nashville film that was shown on NPT (Nashville Public Television). We shot video over at Ugly Read more
Since October, I have had a lot of questions about what I am going to be doing with all my “free time”. I had announced my departure after three years as president of the Historic East Nashville Merchants Association (HENMA), and people who know me well figured I had something Read more
Eric Jans is sometimes laughingly called the mayor of East Nashville. And, when you get to know him, you sometimes start thinking it’s true. If we really had a mayor for the Eastside, he’d get my vote.