For the last three years I’ve been fortunate to have a job that I loved at MediaTrust. In that role I was responsible for developing and executing against a content marketing and social media strategy. I had the freedom to try a lot of things and make mistakes, but in the end, I helped build a really powerful and successful brand and a stellar blog and video series.

This week that adventure ends. I’m not going to go too deep into the hows and whys, except to say that sometimes when new leadership is brought on board they make decisions about what is valuable and what is less valuable. Several people and departments didn’t sit as high in that value chain as we once did. That’s life. That’s business.

I am extremely grateful to my boss in marketing, Trip Foster and MediaTrust CEO, Peter Bordes for being given the keys to the social media kingdom for so long. They trusted me to be the face and the voice of MediaTrust and trusted my vision for the brand. Additionally there were many other people at MT that I enjoyed working with and respect immensely. It’s a time in my professional life that I will always remember fondly.

That said, it’s time for a new adventure in my career. I am, at once, excited and scared. On one hand, I am confident in the skills that I’ve developed and I know they will be of value to the right company. On the other, the unknown is always a bit scary.

I’ve started talking to several companies in the last few days about options ranging from part-time consulting gigs to full-blown salaried positions. Some have found me on LinkedIn and several have been sent my way by friends and colleagues. I have never used this blog to solicit work before, but I feel like you guys would be OK with it.

Over the next few days/weeks, keep your eyes and ears open. If you hear of any forward thinking companies that might be a good fit for the social media strategy work I do, please drop me a line. Or, if you happen to be a decision maker at such a company, I’d love to hear from you as well.

Thank you for all the support you have shown me over the last 5 years. American Cliche has evolved a bit since then, but the connection I feel to all of you hasn’t changed. Let’s see what this new adventure has in store, shall we?