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Kevin R. Petschow ✅
@kevinpetschow.bsky.social
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A Chicago native with Silicon Valley roots who moved to Tampa, Florida and remains “calm, cool and collected” at all times. ☀️🏝️⛳️🏌️‍♂️ Chief Storytelling Officer, KRP Marketing Communications ❇️
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November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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What started as a secret trip to smoke pot before dinner has mushroomed into a full-blown commercial holiday. Behold the ‘cousin walk.’
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This Year’s Thanksgiving Surprise: Half of the Guests Are Stoned
What started as a secret trip to smoke pot before dinner has mushroomed into a full-blown commercial holiday. Behold the ‘cousin walk.’
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November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Aeris, a SaaS-based IoT connectivity solutions, said TA Associates has made a strategic minority investment in the company. The funding marks a significant moment for Aeris to expand its global footprint & advance its portfolio of enterprise-grade IoT technologies.
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Aeris: Strategic Investment Secured From TA Associates To Accelerate Global IoT Expansion
Aeris, a long-established provider of SaaS-based IoT connectivity solutions, announced that TA Associates has made a strategic minority investment in the company. The funding marks a significant momen...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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“The em dash, a punctuation mark a bit longer than a hyphen that denotes a long pause, has become the black light on the hotel sheets for AI-shamers—a sign that an essay, a letter or any kind of written work was written by a machine and not by a human.” - @wsj.com

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Don’t Let AI Ruin the Em Dash
In defense of the newly controversial punctuation mark, which has become a target for those determined to root out AI writing.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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is giving a shout out to the men of Alpha Tau Omega at the University of Tampa & congratulating them on electing their officers who will serve on the executive board during 2026. As chair of the chapter’s board of trustees, we look forward to working with President Rocco Passarelli. 🔵🟡🤜🤛L&R
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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“It’s a much more businesslike strategy,” said Rick Stevens, an Argonne associate laboratory director & computer science professor, University of Chicago. “It’s much more of a Silicon Valley kind of strategy.”
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To Meld A.I. With Supercomputers, National Labs Are Picking Up the Pace
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November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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“1 in 3 Americans making more than $200,000 describe themselves as financially distressed, and 2 in 3 six-figure earners say their pay is no longer a sign of wealth.” — Harris Poll Income Paradox Survey.

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WHAT THE DATA SAY: 80% making $200,000+ have used a credit card in past three months because they ran out of cash - Stagwell
Transforming Marketing
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November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Foreclosures are rising nationwide and Florida now leads the country, with Tampa reporting the highest rate among major U.S. metros in October.

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Tampa becomes foreclosure epicenter as Florida tops nation in housing distress
As foreclosure rates climb across the United States, Florida has emerged as the hardest-hit state, and Tampa is at the center of the surge.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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“Workers are taking on side jobs to bring in additional income and provide a backup plan should they find themselves out of work, or adding second, third and sometimes fourth jobs — what some call ‘polyworking’ — to the mix.” — #cathybussewitz, @apnews.com ✍️👩‍💻📰🗞️

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Workers turn to 'polyworking' to combat frozen salaries and inflation
Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their incomes amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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A quarter of Florida residents are "seriously" considering leaving the state because of the high cost of living, according to a new survey which found that an "affordability anxiety" has spread among those who call the Sunshine State their home.

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Quarter of Florida residents are considering leaving state
Nearly 50% of Floridians have considered leaving the state because of the high cost of living. For 26%, it is a serious option.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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“We don’t know them all but we owe them all.” 🗣️ — Veterans Day 2025 🫡🇺🇸🪖
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November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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“Smartphones have come to dominate our consumer life, but in many businesses across the country, there’s still a strong case for that hard plastic handset.” — Isabelle Bousquette, @thewallstreet.bsky.social ✍️👩‍💻📰

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Why the Business World Can’t Let Go of Landline Phones
Smartphones have come to dominate our consumer life, but in many businesses across the country, there’s still a strong case for that hard plastic handset.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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“Men ages 20 to 30 now spend less time outside than prison inmates.” — Scott Galloway, Author & Professor, @newyorkuniversity.bsky.social
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November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Rank-and-file employees are jockeying to become leading adopters of artificial intelligence including Sarah Krieger of @qualcomm.bsky.social 👏🦾#ai

By Callum Borchers @wsj.com ✍️👨‍💻📰

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These AI Power Users Are Impressing Bosses and Leaving Co-Workers in the Dust
Rank-and-file employees are jockeying to become leading adopters of artificial intelligence.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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is giving a shout out to Justin Herndon, APR & thanking him for humbling me with the 2025 President’s Award honor at PRSA Tampa Bay Chapter’s annual PRestige Awards luncheon.

Teamwork makes the dream work. That has been the motto this year.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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is giving a shout out to:

✅ Tim D. of Seek Argus,
✅ Nic Azad of Parsec Automation, LLC,
✅ Loren Guertin, Ethan L., Wyatt Craig and Shane Carley of Matter Communications …

… and thanking them for sharing their knowledge at today’s virtual AI Summit, “How to be visible in an AI world.” 🌎 👏👏
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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is giving a shout out to Margot Edelman of Edelman and thanking her for hosting “Meet the Media.” 👏

And a special shout out to Isabelle Bousquette and Steve Rosenbush of @wsj.com and thanking them for sharing their points of view on covering enterprise technology. ✍️👩‍💻👨‍💻📰🗞️
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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[video] NYU Professor Scott Galloway shares in his new book, “Notes on Being a Man” a dire picture of men & boys struggling like never before & discusses how the mixed signals from our modern culture on what masculinity should and should not be.
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Scott Galloway on New Struggles for Young Men in Modern Culture
Scott Galloway, podcaster and professor, joins TODAY to share his new book “Notes on Being a Man” that paints a dire picture of men and boys struggling like never before and discusses how the mixed si...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM