Bellingham, WA – McKissen + Company is proud to announce that co-founder and Chief Strategy and Communications Officer Dustin McKissen recently won the New York City Big Book Award for his novel, The Poor and The Haunted. The book, released on October 31 by Texas-based publisher Black Rose Writing, has reached significant heights on several […]
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Three Ways to Tap Into Your Creativity
ByDustin McKissenThis article originally appeared in Inc.com. Since July 1, I have taken a break from writing about trade wars and entrepreneurship to do something I’ve always wanted to do: Write a novel. Between July 1 and July 31, I drafted a 51,000-word book currently being reviewed by multiple publishers. Unfortunately, I cannot give anyone advice on novel writing. […]
Want to Be a Thought Leader? Start Doing These Three Things.
ByDustin McKissenThis article originally appeared in Inc.com. To begin with, let’s address the term “thought leader.” Is it a buzzword? Absolutely. Is it more than a little gross? For sure. Are there literally thousands of people on LinkedIn who’ve somehow made the leap from being an unemployed customer service supervisor to self-branded “thought leader”? Without a doubt. (We […]
Does Your Company Need to Tell a Better Story? Learn this Lesson from John Steinbeck.
ByDustin McKissenThis article originally appeared in Inc.com. Growing up, one of my favorite ways to spend time was listening to my great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather tell my brother and me what it was like to run their ranch in western Colorado during the Great Depression. Those stories–including the time my great-grandfather had to choose between medication for […]