Author name: Troy Fawkes

One of two founders of Delta Growth, a 14-person digital marketing agency, Troy Fawkes’ background in strategy, sales, marketing, management, and education gives him a unique perspective on managing modern leadership challenges.

A Children’s Poem

I took a children’s literature class in my second year of University. It wasn’t my favourite class. However, our midterm was to write either a short children’s story or yet another boring essay. I asked my children’s lit prof if I could, instead, write an epic poem. Epic as in: “An epic (from the Ancient …

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Never Forget Your Password

Here’s a neat trick to never forget your password, while keeping it secure, that I heard about from somewhere on the interwebs a while ago, probably lifehacker. It’s really very simple. You have a standard, secure password and you add a site-based string to it. So, say my standard password is: B[u3Cab[3 That’s pretty secure. …

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Fashion is Communication

While I don’t generally like the idea of feminism (I can’t get behind a movement that often asks society to create or worsen inequality in a way detrimental to others) that doesn’t mean I don’t like feminists. Greta Christina wrote an article titled fashion is a feminist issue and I really like how she phrased her argument. …

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