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…
It was 1:15 PM on a Friday, and I was staring at a Google Doc that had exactly four words on it. I’d been sitting there for twenty minutes. My brain felt like a browser with 47 tabs open, three…
There was a time I couldn’t get through a sales call training without crying. Not because I didn’t know the words to use. I did. But I was an introvert, (a female Canadian one at that...) and I had ZERO…
March 2020 was a vibe. And by "vibe," I mean a total dumpster fire. I’d spent over 25 years in the meetings and events industry. I had the network. I had the reputation. I had the "badge." My story isn’t…
I’ve been doing some deep thinking lately. The whiteboards are a-glitter with post-it notes and arrows…. Now that I’m doubling down on helping expert professionals (the ones heading into their "Second Act") design a business that actually honors their bandwidth,…
It’s impossible not to scratch an itch, I’ve tried. And the itches that feel like they’re inside of your body? How does that even happen! Well, the last few months I’ve had one of those deep tissue itches, and I’ve…
Ready to stop sounding like a robot? When AI first burst onto the scene, we all dove in headfirst, spitting out entire articles in 30 seconds. And what did they sound like? Corporate. Buzzwordy. The written equivalent of beige. As…
Most people use AI like they use a microwave: quick, convenient, and only when they're hungry. Although with AI, if you quickly put something in the chat box, hit the button, and instead of getting a hot meal, you get…
You ever look back at an old version of yourself and think, “Bless her heart… she was trying”? Yeah. That’s how I feel when I read my first LinkedIn headline from 2016. (If you’re curious: “Helping meeting pros elevate their…
Almost 20 years ago, I had a problem. I started a new role in the meetings and events space - and I loved my new work—helping meeting planners find hotels and destinations for their programs. I even loved negotiating contracts…