In my Wigley & Associates business, I'm a weblog coach for leaders. I also moderate online communities and time-limited web events and consult on citizen journalism projects.

I have spent a fair amount of time writing, mainly posting to a weblog called Real Joe from the years 2000-2004 and less frequently since then.

From the fall of '99 through the spring of 2000, I worked for iCulture.net, as VP of Community and Events.It was a web start-up, spun off from Utne Reader, and was acquired by Megamags in June before it bit the dust in the dotcom collapse.

From 1997 through mid-1999, I worked at gofast.net, a business-only Internet service provider in the Twin Cities. Among various HR responsibilities, I managed the Lowertown Online Pub, gofast.net's message board area where we hosted time-limited public policy web forums.

From 1990 through 1996, I was New Media manager at Utne Reader, responsible for managing its online activities including Cafe Utne. I was also the "Salonkeeper," directing the Neighborhood Salon Association. The salon movement was introduced in the March/April 1991 issue of Utne Reader, with a cover story titled, "Salons: How to Revive the Art of Conversation and Start a Revolution in Your Living Room ." Eric Utne defined a salon as "an informal discussion group, an intellectual jam session, a thought-traders' rendezvous." By 1995, the Neighborhood Salon Association had over 16,000 members, and there were 250 salons operating all over North America. See: The Salon-Keeper's Companion: An Utne Reader Guide to Conducting Salons,  Council and Study Circles.

From 1986 through 1990, I was online manager for MIX, the McGraw-Hill Information Exchange, an online network for teachers and schools. In its later years, it was also known as IRIS, initially owned by MECC and then as its own non-profit.

From 1971 to 1986, I had a career in social work/family therapy.

See the links to various media articles that I've been in over the recent years.

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