@JoelECarlson – Hello everybody, and welcome to Twitter view part II with @mdstorlie as our 2nd guest of the day. Lets roll!
@mdstorlie – Thanks, Joel! Happy to be here-been looking forward to it for awhile!
I wonder if anyone is following along on their new iPhone 4?! :)
Q – #1 Great! So tell us – Where did you grow up? What High School did you attend? What did you do for work/school after HS?
A: I grew up in beautiful NE Iowa in Dubuque-Senior High (seems like a lifetime ago :)-got my BBA in Acct from Iowa State (go ‘Clones!).
Married my high school sweetheart & worked back home in Dbq. at a bank for 2 yrs. Then made the move to the big Citi(es) in ’96.
After 2 yrs working in acct in St. Paul, switched to Best Buy Corp in ’98 for 9 yrs (loved working there!), mainly in Internal Audit.
Worked on a couple of fraud investigations while at BBY & “got the bug”, as they say, so I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in ‘07.
Q – #2 So are you still with BBY? Is Social Media involved with your role at all, or do you use it more personally?
A: No, after I got my CFE, I switched jobs to my current firm in ‘07, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, and no, we’re not a law firm! ;)
We’re a large regional full-service CPA&Consulting firm. I’m a Manager in Risk Services, specializing in fraud & forensic services.
I use LinkedIn primarily for business, & started Twitter several yrs ago. Had a Facebook acct, however it was hacked back in 12/2009.
I’ve really just gotten sucked into the SM craze, but am amazed at how many different people I’ve come to know in a short time!
I’ve had people in my firm approach me about how I use SM, but as a company, they are slow adopters.
I love to meet my local Tweeps IRL, however. I found out that one of my Tweeps (@hjalm) lives ON MY BLOCK IN MY OWN CITY! ;)
Q – #3 Great! So who are 5-10 people that you follow that either inspire, educate or entertain you? Maybe have become friends.
A: These Tweeps inspire me daily @ericamayer, “Social Butterflies” @SoTresChic & @aimeecheek, @kevinhendricks, @ms150 & @hunterweeks
My fellow (Mac) geeks @ericsenf @patrickrhone @timeian @dmesserly @etherdust @kevinhoule @hjalm + @shawnking & all of my YML Tweeps
That’s probably enough to mention, for now ;), but I have many, many other friends that I’ve met and discovered through SM.
Q – #4 Nice. Your Twitter BIO says that your a Mac addict. How so?
A: Well, I converted about 5 yrs ago from PC. The 1st Mac Mini was my 1st foray into Apple products. Love how easy & carefree they are.
Products are elegant, if not locked down tight (doesn’t bother me anymore), and just work. I’m almost to the “fanboy” stage, I think.
I enjoy my online Mac community, including local Tweeps, as well as @yourmaclifeshow, which airs weekly.
Now if only I could get my work to use Mac’s, my life would be complete! ;) But, alas, I’m stuck in peecee-land during the day.
Q – #5 Now for the FAVS question – Favorite: restuarant(s), store(s), summer activity & tech-gadget?
A: RESTAURANTS -> @punchpizza & a recent local find @cafetwentyeight STORES -> @apple (of course!) @amazon @levenger
ACTIVITY-> cycling (a new find! just recently finished the #ms150) + golf GADGET-> iPad (but so many to choose from-love ’em!)
Q – #6 Got the iPad! So any interesting apps that you have that you enjoy using on it?
A: Yeah-waited for the 3G-first device w/ a data plan that I’ve had. @osfoora (Twitter), @1password (security) & Pinball HD is fun. :)
I honestly haven’t had a ton of time to play around with it so far due to my 2nd job – at home with the kids. ;)
Understood. With your job & interests, are there any events or groups that you’ve been involved with that you enjoy?
Q – #7 Understood. With your job & interests, are there any events or groups that you’ve been involved with that you enjoy?
A: I’ve enjoyed attending & presenting at local roundtables for @theiia. I really enjoy @geekgather, when I can find the time to go. ;)
I’m starting to get into more of the local SM events & groups, but again, w/ a toddler & infant at home, it can be tough to juggle!
Q – #8 If you could invite 1 person (dead/alive) to dinner, who would you invite and why?
A: My Grandma, who was a big supporter of secondary education, but died from cancer & missed my graduation (1st grandchild) by a few mos
I miss her dearly, and would love to introduce her to my daughter Kate, the first Storlie girl born in nearly 54 years. ;)
Q – #9 That’s touching! :) So to end today – What mantra or thought would you like to leave everyone with today?
A: To keep current, I’m going to quote goal-scorer & USA-advancing stud, Landon Donovan (love futbol! used to play competitively
“Not only in soccer, but in life, when bad things come your way, you have 2 choices: you can either moan about it or get on with it”
@JoelECarlson – Thanks so much for sharing some of your life story and time with Twitterview today! Have a great evening @mdstorlie!
@mdstorlie – Thanks, @JoelECarlson! I had a blast, and look forward to future Twitterviews. Thank you for providing us this great medium in SM!