I Dr. Frankenstein-ed Myself

I’ll admit it: I’m just as susceptible as anyone to trends. Especially the weird, wild, wonderfully unhinged ones that show up on social media. I’ve seen superhero AI action figures, talking baby podcast hosts, and teddy bears with TikTok channels. It’s chaos. And it’s also kind of incredible.

As a cr...

You Can’t Fake the Room

I’ve been a communication coach for over 20 years. And as a specialist in gamification, trust me—I’ve seen a lot change. I used to get flagged on spellcheck for even typing the word gamification. Nobody knew what it meant. Not anymore. Times have caught up.

But something has changed with how times are chan...

Rewriting a Classic

You’ve probably heard it before: your audience needs to know you, like you, and trust you. It’s the oldest line in the marketing playbook, right? But what happens when you're not just trying to get a few people to like a post or sign up for your thing—what happens when you're playing big?

When you're trying to...

You Made It—Now What?

There’s a quiet moment that sometimes comes after a big win—the promotion, the award, the new title. You made it. But once you’ve taken in the view from the top, a new question tends to settle in: Now what?

That’s when it’s time to look behind you and see who’s still climbing. Not to shout directions from th...

Where trust and talent meet

What a day.

This was one of those calendar-circle, memory-stamp, career-highlight kind of days. The kind where you get to walk into a big, bold, purpose-filled venue—not alone, but with a friend and teammate who’s as committed to this work as you are. A fellow leader, a long-time creative collaborator,...

The Work Behind the Vision

There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from seeing things line up—one moment at a time, one piece at a time. For me, that feeling goes all the way back to childhood. I used to love those workbook-style coloring books where you’d connect the dots with a pencil and slowly, delightfully, the image woul...

Let the Message In

You won’t believe how many of my best ideas show up in the quiet. In the earliest hours of the morning, when the world is still stretching awake, I find myself reaching for a notebook, capturing little sparks of insight that feel like they’re riding on the sunrise itself. Years ago, it might have been a quick em...

What’s the story you’re already telling—and how can you be more intentional about it?

You know those family Christmas letters that used to arrive in your mailbox every December? Pages of updates typed out and folded inside holiday cards: which kid graduated, who changed jobs, where the family vacationed, what the dog destroyed. It...

Slicing Through Time

Some moments feel like they hit pause on the whole world.

This past weekend was one of those moments. I got to spend time with one of my dearest friends in the world—someone I’ve known for what feels like lifetimes. We met in college, walked through our twenties hand-in-hand (figuratively… and sometimes liter...

Your voice is still your greatest tool

You won’t believe the weekend I just had. It was a masterclass in communication in action.

Picture this: two high-impact leadership trainings, two unforgettable nights of connection, one inspiring colleague and collaborator, and one ridiculously humbling reminder that the only way I get to k...

A Surprise Adventure

Sometimes life hands you exactly what you need before you even realize you need it. This weekend, one of my dearest friends staged the ultimate rescue mission: a surprise road trip to see two world-famous comedians perform live on stage. I had no idea what we were doing or where we were going. All I knew was t...

Everyone has a song. Are you listening?

Communication isn’t one-size-fits-all. I hear this said all the time in leadership circles, but have you ever really stopped to take it in? What if we thought of it not just as communication styles—but as music?

Each person you work with brings their own rhythm, their own tone, their own te...