3 Principles for Claiming Your Next Chapter Identity.
My 18-year-old son wouldn't call himself a founder in a room full of millionaires. Sound familiar? My son Nolan and I walked into a room full of real founders last week. Not side hustle founders. Not "thinking about it someday"…
Stop Waiting To Be Discovered – Sending LinkedIn DM’s to Grow Your Business
You don't need a bigger audience. You need a braver send finger. A few weeks ago, I sent a LinkedIn DM to someone in my network, about something I thought she'd find interesting. No hard sell. Just curiosity. Her reply…
LinkedIn Visibility: Three Reasons Why Slow and Consistent Always Wins
The DMs don't come from going viral. They come from showing up, consistently, for longer than feels comfortable. It was January 2020. I had just made a decision that felt a little ridiculous. I was going to talk about one…
You’re a Big Effing Deal: 3 Practical Tips for Senior Professionals Who Want to Be Recognized
I'll be honest with you. I wanted it. It was on my vision board. For years. It was my industry's Hall of Fame award of recognition. One of the most prestigious honours you can receive in my industry. I had…
5 Ways Imperfect Visibility Still Gets You Remembered
Showing up imperfectly is still showing up. And showing up is what gets you remembered. Spring 2020. The world had officially gone sideways. My meetings and events business - the one I had poured years into - went silent overnight…
Your content is losing you followers, and that’s a good thing.
Dearest gentle reader, (Can't you tell I'm in my Bridgerton era?) In 2020, I blew up my content. Not on purpose. Or maybe it was. I had just pivoted my entire business direction, and everything I'd been posting before -…
The post I almost talked myself out of publishing
A hotel sales manager once told me, with a straight face, that the brand would probably never hire someone who looked like me. My hair. That was the reason. I sat with that comment for a long time. Long enough…
My 3 Go-To Business Books
Can I tell you about my pandemic reading list? It's 2020. The world has gone quiet. My calendar, once packed with industry events, flights, and back-to-back meetings, was suddenly, startlingly empty. And I did what a lot of us did…
How “survival” became “an adventure”
March 13, 2020. I remember the exact moment the floor fell out from under me. Within hours, my industry—meetings and events—was effectively erased. My business was wiped out. With no sign of returning. I’ll be honest: there were moments of…