Category Archives: Personal

A little bit of rivalry fun at the office!

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Brock Blake

For those of you that know me well, know that I’m a die-hard BYU fan.  It would be a very rare occasion for our family to miss a BYU football game.  You should also know that the BYU/Utah rivalry is … Continue reading →

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Tribute to President Gordon B. Hinckley

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Brock Blake

It’s been a week of emotions for me after I heard about the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley (president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). I am saddened to hear about his death, but am also … Continue reading →

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Like McCain, I Endorse Mitt Romney

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Brock Blake

I guess that it’s about time for me to start showing my public support for the man that, I believe, should lead the United States as our next President. After studying the issues that our country currently faces, I strongly … Continue reading →

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Blackberry + Google = Cool Apps

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Brock Blake

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been discovering a lot of the latest Google apps for my Blackberry.  Over the break, my brother showed me the new Google maps, which led to the exploration and adoption of several new apps … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship & Family: Putting $ into the Business

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Brock Blake

My wife sure loves me a lot.  She must because she has invested a lot of money in me over the past couple of years. One of the ways that entrepreneurial dreams affect the family is that a lot of … Continue reading →

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Is your blog controversial?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Brock Blake

It cracks me up to read some of the blogs (both here locally and nationally) that try so hard to be controversial.  Most of these bloggers are so interested in getting readers, pageviews, and comments that they’ll make ridiculous entries/statements … Continue reading →

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“Spoon Me”

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Brock Blake

My wife and I went to the friends and family “grand opening” of the new refreshing and healthy frozen yogurt store name Spoon Me. The store was started by 2 very good friends from my hometown. The yogurt is different … Continue reading →

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It’s who is behind the CEO that counts…

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Brock Blake

Chris Knudsen wrote a blog entry about a year ago about the difficulty of being a CEO. While I don’t argue that being a CEO is difficult, it’s the “specialists” and the “monday morning QBs” (as he puts it) that … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney’s National Call Day

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Brock Blake

I have to tell you that I’m not that into politics. Should I be? Yes. Do I wish that I was? Yes. In fact, I’m going to have that be a small goal of mine this year — pay more … Continue reading →

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Blog Tag – 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Brock Blake

Yes, I’ve been “tagged” by Michael Eager and Chris Sandberg to write the post 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me. To be honest with you, I don’t really like these pass along games. In fact, I can’t stand it … Continue reading →

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You’ve got to be kidding me…

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Brock Blake

Did you see that game last night? Boise St. played Oklahoma in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and it was incredible! Boise St., a huge underdog & BCS buster, beat Oklahoma 43-42 in OT to win the game. BSU’s coach had … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Game I’ve ever seen…

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Brock Blake

Ok, so I don’t post too many entries on topics that aren’t related to entrepreneurship — but this time, I just can’t resist! I am one of the biggest BYU Football fans the world has ever seen. No matter what … Continue reading →

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Back in the Game

Posted on November 11, 2006 by Brock Blake

So don’t you hate when you get onto somebody’s blog and the entry says: “Sorry that I have written for a while. I’ve been so busy, but I’m committing to do better!”? It’s even worse when you see that like … Continue reading →

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College Dropout

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Brock Blake

Ok, I’m going to come clean: I am a college drop-out! But, on the other hand…aren’t you? Don’t get me wrong, I loved my college days; probably some of the best times in my life. But, as soon as I … Continue reading →

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Mom Entrepreneurs

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Brock Blake

Have you kept up on the recent rise in Mom entrepreneurs? I think that it is an awesome new trend. Let me elaborate: Over the past few months, my wife has become quite the entrepreneur. It all started when she … Continue reading →

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Too much to write, Too little time

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Brock Blake

Over the past 2 weeks, I have created 6 blog entry drafts on various topics. After interesting meetings, events, and articles; I am always motivated to write about the latest and greatest thing. Unfortunately, I begin the draft at an … Continue reading →

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Comments fixed + new blog theme

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Brock Blake

Phew… After soliciting the help of Trent Miskin, our CTO, my blog is back to normal.  I guess that there was a problem with my theme when we upgraded to the new WordPress 2.0.  Anyway, it’s all fixed now and … Continue reading →

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No comments?

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Brock Blake

I’m confessing… I haven’t received a comment on my blog since April 21st! I guess that I just write really stupid entries. No one cares about what I have to say. My entries are not stimulating in any way. I’m … Continue reading →

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Shout out to Nicole Davis…

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Brock Blake

While this post is a few weeks late, I want to give a big shout out to Nicole Davis, the director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition/event. I’ll tell you what, if you missed out on … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hate

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Brock Blake

A good friend of mine and previous Junto Partner, Tamio Stehrenberger, once created the “Don’t Hate” t-shirt brand. I always thought that the brand was cool because it’s in align with my “Be cool” theory. Anyway…the reason that I bring … Continue reading →

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