Onward.

A city is only as good as the stories it tells. Milwaukee, my hometown, has amazing stories and it needs to continue to tell them.

Over the past 20+ years, it’s been an honor to co-own and lead OnMilwaukee.com, LLC, the award-winning online magazine and LiFT Digital, the innovative digital agency housed within the company.

Great people, products, strategy, ideas, missions and a passion to build community, share voices and find creative solutions to problems. Never was it about one person, always about many and helping to rise all boats and grow community together.

To everyone who supported and helped along the way, thank you.

Last week, I sold my ownership in OnMilwaukee and transitioned out of the company. More within this story on BizTimes.com.

Now, I’d welcome — if you’d like — for you to look back with me as I focus on the onward and upward of life.

Milwaukee’s a gem, a city and region without pretense and a place where people work hard, pray hard and play even harder. In my time leading and growing OnMilwaukee, it’s truly been fun to help build connections that — in their small way — cast a bright spotlight on the strengths of the greater Milwaukee area.

So much good in the past 20+ years. Young Professionals of Milwaukee/FUEL Milwaukee, April Fool’s at OnMilwaukee, Dining Week and events with Milwaukee Downtown, new venues for Wisconsin, new neighborhoods, amazing non-profit events and sponsorships, board appointments and engagements, work…