Thanks for dropping by! I'm the founder of the Shepard Communications Group in Williston, Vermont, co-founder of the Executive Crash Course Company, and founder of Shepard Images. I'm kind of professionally split: I'm an author, photographer, public speaker, industry analyst, and educator with more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. I've written more than 70 books and hundreds of articles on a wide variety of topics. I know--bad habit. But I love the craft, and I love to tell stories.In addition to my work with a wide range of businesses, I work extensively in the education sector. I'm a Senior Fellow of the Da Vinci Institute of South Africa; Adjunct Professor in the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business; a Founding Director of the African Telecoms Institute; and an Emeritus member of the Board of Trustees of Champlain College. I'm also the Resident Director of the University of Southern California’s Advanced Management Programs, and adjunct professor at Emory University, Thunderbird University, and the University of Vermont, among others. On the technology side of my life I specialize in international issues in technology strategy, with an emphasis on the social, geopolitical, economic, and competitive implications of technological change. I've written and directed more than 40 videos and films, and written and produced technical presentations, white papers, Podcasts, speeches and articles on a broad range of topics for companies and organizations worldwide. I've had the incredibly good luck to write and photograph in more than 50 countries, serving clients across many different industries including telecommunications, IT, media, advertising, healthcare, transportation, government, software development, education, professional services, NGOs, venture capital, and regulatory. Thanks to a childhood spent in Spain, I'm native fluent in Spanish and routinely publish and deliver presentations in that language.I live in Vermont with my wife Sabine, who has put up with me for more than 35 years.