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There I was, sweating my butt off on a treadmill with my arms pumping like crazy and my eyes continually scanning the screen as I watched my heart rate climb. As I adjusted my heart rate monitor, I glanced around the orange-lit room of my new place of employment just hours into my first day […]

Are you struggling to dial down the crazy in your week? Not getting things done and then beating yourself up about it? Hello and welcome to my world. I can’t tell you how many evenings have gone by where I have spent (and wasted) a lot of energy thinking about all the tasks and projects […]

Are you itching to do something new? Have you been dreaming of starting your own business? Are you struggling to determine what that new thing might be or what steps you need to take to get there? Or perhaps you know more about what you don’t want to do than what you do want to […]

We all go through phases in life where we settle for the chaos and monotony because we either accept our fate or feel selfish investing in ourselves (or both!). We may feel too busy to add one more thing to our plate at work to further our learning and value. We may feel guilty about […]

In this interview by Go Solo, I offer three key tips for anyone looking to start, run, and grow a company. I also share my entrepreneurial (and very personal!) journey going way back to 2008 when I launched my first little venture. Curious? Read the full interview here! All my best and more,

In this Female Founders Podcast interview with WomLEAD Magazine, I share how the trials and tribulations of my life played into my entrepreneurial journey and offer several tips for other ambitious women who are looking to rise again after adversity to pursue their goals. Thank you to WomLead Magazine for inviting me to share my […]

What is a personal brand? If you are like me, you feel like your “brand” changes every day (and maybe even multiple times a day). You have your professional self, parenting self, side-hustle self, bestie self, hot mess self (oh, just me?), and so on. I have spent many years of my career showing up […]

I was sitting at my desk in my office wearing sweatpants and a flowy dress shirt as I participated in one virtual meeting after the other. My tea was cold, and my head was pounding. My notebook had more to-do’s than completed tasks, and I felt like a cat on a hot tin roof. My […]

Impostor syndrome has been described as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud.  It is said to affect high-achieving people at a higher rate than others, showing up as discounting our skills and accomplishments. Impostor syndrome affects both men and women alike, and research has shown that at least 70% of people have experienced […]

Starting something new is exciting, challenging, and maybe even scary. When we set a goal for ourselves, the thrill of the journey and vision of success can be energizing.  However, it can be overwhelming to take the first few actions towards that goal and keep the momentum going. I am experiencing this right now. Between […]