There is an up-and-comer in our midst. Someone you need to get to know.
His name is Tyler Orchard and I think he might be oblivious.
He doesn’t blog very often (a couple of times a month), but when he does, it’s full of smart information that really makes you think. He’s also very self-reflective, which I always respect in people.
He talks PR, social media, and politics, which drives specifically to his experience. He’s not a guy with a Twitter account and a keyboard. He really knows what he’s doing.
A Canadian (or, after Martin Waxman’s Cision panel yesterday, maybe I can claim he’s a fellow Canadian?), Tyler does communication for the Parliament of Canada.
Mr. D is in politics and I’m always amazed at the communication (or lack thereof) skills candidates have as they begin their race for office.
Granted, Canadian and U.S. politics are a bit different. But, when someone like Tyler comes along, he really stands out among the vanilla consultants and experts in the space (Mr. D excluded, of course – he’s quite charismatic).
He guest blogged for us last month, where he provided tips on being transparent and authentic in your business dealings. He created a nice conversation in the comments and wasn’t afraid to take on people who debated him.
But the real reason I like him? He loves food and wine as much as I do. And, let’s be real, that’s way more important than intelligence.
But he’s the real deal. Smart and self-reflective, with just the right amount of spark and engagement thrown in.
Check him out. You can find him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and writing at Talking Points, his blog.
Get to know him now. Before his star rises and you will no longer have access to him. Or, at the very least, get him to sign something so you can sell it on eBay.
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Good one! And yeah, think we'll all be wanting @Tyler Orchard autograph someday, along w/ our own, personalized @HowieG ™ brand comment. FWIW.
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@3HatsComm Thanks, Davina! I would be more than happy to sign as much as my hand could take, although it would probably end up being worth less than a Beanie Baby collection. I'd take the @HowieG T-shirt any day though!
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I had the pleasure of interacting with Tyler in the past -- kind, thoughtful, and a gentleman! Here's to Tyler, so deserving of this #FF and post, Gini!
@NancyCawleyJean It's been great connecting with you, Nancy. Thank you for the kind words. Have a wonderful weekend!
Follow you before you have a huge wall of body guards to keep us at bay?
Off to stalk your blog, before "stalking you" is actually recorded somewhere... and I live in the Middle East, this will get tougher... ;)
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@Hajra My only bodyguard right now is @belllindsay . She's the one with the bedazzled denim jacket and arms folded standing in the back. Don't let looks fool you, East Coasters are notoriously strong.
Thank you for stalking me. I'm flattered.
@Tyler Orchard@Hajra @belllindsay I LOVE being stalked online! Real-life Not So Much though ...
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@Tyler Orchard@Hajra @belllindsay Now I want to sing like Whitney!! #Bodyguard I am tough, and I will protect you in my bedazzled denim blazer (I did mention it was a blazer, right...?) :)
@Tyler Orchard@Hajra HAHAHA! Now I must take a picture of it! It's not as hideous as it sounds.
@belllindsay@Hajra I didn't think a bedazzled denim garment could get any better, but a blazer - that is a heck of a piece!
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Well, I was going to try and come up with something extremely witty, eh; but there is no way I can top @HowieG comment.
Pook toque; isn't that what Howie is smoking in this opium den, or is it Candian bacon? And why is it round anyway?
Good to see you Tyler (again); you are in some pretty fast company here, I hope your reputation survives it.
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@bdorman264 Thanks a lot, Bill. I'm hoping it survives as well. So far so good. The comment would have had to be quite hallucinogenic to beat @HowieG . We're not quite sure what he had, but he was holed up in that den with something strong. I think Canadian bacon is round because we have different shaped pigs - but I could be mistaken.
Great to connect with you again! Enjoy your weekend, eh!
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He's also an incredibly generous person. So glad to be able to say: I knew him when.
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@Shelley Pringle Thank you so much, Shelley! It's been an absolute pleasure getting to know you.
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@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard I think one of the things I admire, glean most from this guy is his humility and patience. Yes, he is introspective, poignant -- but he is IONS more patient and reverent than I am, and speaking for those our age; that's a rare gift in and of itself.
To be honest, I tire of hearing people ramble on and on when I arrived at the same landmark a week ago. But humility and respect asks us to SHUT off our young and unwieldy minds and LISTEN to the value, insight and unique perspective others might bring.
Young Elk KudosCall, my Good Man.
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@Byron Fernandez Why, thank you, Byron. I strive embody a few of those characteristics. Cheers.
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@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard In one way or another, Art is an Act of Defiance ;-) "Whomever is most impertinent Wins" (Mozart)
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@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard Teehee. I came from a Filipino-Hispanic-Italian-French household, collective, took your shoes off at the door. We did not air our dirty laundry, we were expected to endure all things with Grace and Piety. BAHAHAHA
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@Byron Fernandez@Tyler Orchard I come from a very loud and abrasive Maritime family. Can't help it!! LMAO!!
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@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard SHUTTT ITTT; you vile woman! (Stewie Griffin British voice)
Followed by my online impersonation of you Linds: AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!!
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@Byron Fernandez@Tyler Orchard HAHAHAHA!! You took the words right outta my mouth Byron! :)
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Thank you for the intro, Gini D. Hello @TylerOrchard and welcome to chaos! From the looks of the comments below, you're off to a friggin' good start, eh? ;)
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@EricaAllison It's great to "meet" you as well, Erica! I see the Canadian is rubbing off! Some of the comments have been absolute beauties. There's no better way to enjoy a Friday, eh?
@skypulsemedia Thank you very much. However, I should be thanking you for one of the best comments ever devised.
@skypulsemedia Thank you very much. However, I should be thanking you for one of the best comments every devised.
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I first saw @Tyler Orchard he was trying out for the Yankees, but then Jack Welch hired him as a business advisor and helped ghost write his last book. after that he took a sabbatical and went to India to meditate with the Mahareeshi where the idea of round bacon came to him during an opium filled night in a tent with tribal elders thus changing the face of California inspired pizza forever. After returning and writing the Twilight novels he is now partial man of leisure and partial Canadian force to be reckoned with in Parliment.
Glad to see you found him! And grats on your Follow Friday now that you have been exposed to everyone and aliens your life will never be the same.
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@HowieG@Tyler Orchard Have I told you lately that I love you, Howie...? Top *that* comment @Danny Brown ;)
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@belllindsay@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown I'm singing along with you LIndsay...Have I told you lately...Come on Howie...bring it!
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@HowieG I was proven wrong. This is by far the best comment I have ever seen....anywhere.
@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich I have the mittens and I wear them when I'm running. And yes...on my hands, not on my feet. Posted a photo of them http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/kaarinadillabough/17490671246/1/tumblr_lzaf27B3rt1r9zvww
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@KDillabough@Tyler Orchard@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich My son just got one of those as a gift! They're great!
@Tyler Orchard@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich@belllindsay Good Lord, help us. What is this fishbowl on, and Can I Have More of IT?!? (Or is it less...)
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@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich@belllindsay Definitely not a Member of Parliament. But welcome an alien invasion anytime! Just be sure to pack your toque!
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@KenMueller@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich@HowieG Howie, I feel as though you must have written this comment from an opium-filled tent.
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@KenMueller@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich@belllindsay what is funny is I didn't know Tyler was ACTUALLY a member of Parliment until I followed him on G+. Now I have a go to person to eliminate the red tape for me as my Alien Invasion spreads north
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@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich@HowieG Cute and cuddly....like a porcupine
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Politics and Canada are like common sense and Dubya Bush, an oxymoron. But Tyler is good people. And no, Gini, you are not s fellow Canadian. You can be a Manitoba Moose, though.
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@Danny Brown Well, this just won as the best comment of the day - hands down. I appreciate the underhanded compliment! Gini, a Manitoba Moose is an honour badge.
@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown Being from there, I'd have to agree. Congrats on the post, Tyler. @ginidietrich are you wearing a Cdn flag on your lapel yet?
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@jasonkonopinski@KDillabough@HowieG@ginidietrich@Danny Brown I'll take Ontario any day. Take off you hoser! (Jason's got the lingo down!)
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@HowieG@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown We're like that eh (did you see how I spelled that Howie? I'm stickin' with the friggin' Canadian spelling:)
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@KDillabough@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown I lost my Mickey Mouse Wallet with $5 Canadian in it when I was 6 at the Toronto Zoo and they announced it was found on the loud speaker (1974 for those wondering how old I am) and the money was still in there. Definitely different than the Bronx Zoo.
@HowieG@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown The *real* Bay of Fundy is in New Brunswick. Sheesh. Flower Pot thingies. And walking on the sea floor.
@KDillabough@HowieG@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown Don't be such a hoser.
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@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown everyone knows the two cool states are BC and Quebec. With Nova Scotia coming in a close third because of the Bay of Fundy where I have gone clamming before is really awesome,.
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@Danny Brown@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich Oh. Danny. Never tease a woman about hirsuteness. ;)
@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich I was more on about the hirsuteness... ;-)
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@ginidietrich Shows how much YOU know..!!
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@ginidietrich@Danny Brown "heck"? way to bring out the potty mouth
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@KDillabough@HowieG@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich I'm convinced I was a Mountie in a Past Life
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@KenMueller@belllindsay@HowieG@ginidietrich New Jersey? If you throw in Illinois, NJ and Florida, we'll also include Nunavut. This is a bargain deal, Ken.
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@belllindsay@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich I should also mention that my wife and I honeymooned in Canada. It's the only other country I've ever been to. It is a country, right? Not just the 51st state? I mean, we'd gladly trade New Jersey...
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@belllindsay@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich Boom. You were just Canadian-ified.
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@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@KenMueller@ginidietrich "Ay" is Scottish. Granted, that's the motherland to a fair number of us - but it's pronounced like a capital "I" - Eh is Canadian - pronounced like a capital "A". Which is also the name of a local hockey team somewhere. "The Capital As"
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@KenMueller@HowieG@belllindsay@ginidietrich@belllindsay@KDillabough I have an extra jacket for you. However, if you want to wear something a bit more high-fashion, we can do the Canadian tuxedo (denim jeans and denim jacket)
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@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@belllindsay@ginidietrich i have a sudden urge to wear flannel
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@Tyler Orchard@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich Per Wikipedia which is the foremost factual site on the web it is Ay. and I just watched the Great White North for the 193rd time and it sounds like Ay-Eh!
@HowieG@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich He stole it from the Mountie. Just sayin'...
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@HowieG@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich Now this is a true history lesson. We as Canadians just died a little. However, I'm pretty sure we can steal the word back...it's just going to take a bit of work.
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@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich It's EH, not AY! *facepalm* I don't love you any more.
@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich Friggin is not Canadian. Per Wikipedia which is always factual it was first said in an early Laurel and Hardy movie and after traveling to England and Switzerland a Canadian Mountie snowed in during a blizzard in the Alps heard his host say 'It's Friggin Cold ya?' and the Mountie responded 'No....It's Friggin Cold Ay?'
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@belllindsay@ginidietrich Actually, I've used Friggin' for years, and never knew it was Canadian. So I'm pretty excited to wake up on a Friday morning and discover that I'm bilingual!
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@ginidietrich it's just that i know you are capable of so much friggin' more
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@KenMueller Where have you been? I always say that. My five year old nephew says it and it makes me laugh every time.
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