It's been quite some time since I had the pleasure of having coffee with Bill at the Central Perk, we would meet there every Wednesday. After learning about his blog through the early SEOChat and Cre8asite forums (17 years ago!), it was a surprise to find out just a year or so later that Bill lived in the same town as me!

Bill helped guide this ambitious young man by helping me make better decisions about where I wanted to go in business and in life in general. We would meet for coffee and we became great friends, helping to introduce me to others locally in our industry through some networking groups, and was a big brother during my first trip to Pubcon in the big scary city of Las Vegas.

Truly a mentor to me and also a good friend, and I sure hope to meet up for another cup of coffee someday soon (I'll have to get out to the West Coast, Bill!)