Since entering the professional speaking arena, I’ve been toldI need a blog. Then a podcast. Then a book. Then maybe a signature accessory to go with my keynote? And look, I’m not knocking the hustle. In a sea of brilliant, polished, jazz-handed professionalspeakers, we’re all out here doing our best “pick me” dance—throwing up reels, posting […]

We’ve all been there—stuck in a planning meeting, nodding along while a half-baked idea oroutdated strategy drifts across the table like last week’s leftover lunch. You’ve got a betteridea—maybe even the idea—but it stays locked behind your teeth. Too risky. Too political. Too early in the quarter. And just like that, the meeting ends. Silence […]

At one point in my career, I was the EVP, Chief of Staff, and head of innovation at the world’slargest supplier of milk. You’d think that meant we had milk to spare. And we did. But not everyone saw it that way. One day, the CFO marched into my office, visibly agitated. “We’ve got a […]