May 17, 2020Dear Michelle Obama,Dear Michelle Obama, I listened to your book and loved it but that was months ago. Today, a Saturday morning during quarantine in San Diego, CA, I woke up before my husband and college age daughter early, as I do every day. My morning started out as a normal day…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jan 7, 2020Complaining; You’re Screwing Yourself for Momentary SatisfactionIt’s easy to blurt out complaints… so easy that customers are MUCH more likely to leave a negative review over a happy customer who had a great experience with a brand. According to an article I read on Inc.com, …Customer Experience2 min readCustomer Experience2 min read
Nov 30, 2019My Healthcare is Better (and cheaper) Than Yours.I love my country. There is nothing that reminds me of that more than going away for a lengthy period of time, especially to a country that is not as wealthy as the U.S. …Healthcare5 min readHealthcare5 min read
Nov 21, 2019The Benefits of Our Big Slow Down — a Year in MexicoIt was perfect. Our youngest had moved into a new stage of her life. She had just returned from a semester abroad after graduating high school and now she was off to start college away from home. …Empty Nest5 min readEmpty Nest5 min read
Dec 27, 2017Does Your PR Firm Suck? It MIGHT Be Your Fault.The most common complaint I hear from companies is that their communications / PR firm “just isn’t doing anything”. Clearly, if a company or individual is feeling this way it is just plain frustrating. I get it. No one likes to watch their hard-earned dollars go down the drain. BUT CONSIDER THIS… I…Marketing2 min readMarketing2 min read
Oct 7, 2017Dear Under 30. We’ve Failed You.How could we have put you in this treacherous position? You have grown up and ventured out into the world with all the confidence of a strong human without any of the experience of true defeat and discipline. WHAT WE SEE You stride into the workplace, usually run and organized by those who…Resume3 min readResume3 min read
Apr 4, 2017The Scale is Broken. Stop wishing for Work Life Balance & Get Your Hustle On.GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME All that mumbo jumbo about work life balance is a crock of shit, corporate cool aid. Stop chugging it down and understand that the scale is BROKEN. …Work Life Balance4 min readWork Life Balance4 min read
Apr 3, 2017Unintended Impressions & Why You’ll FailWhen I was seven years old, meeting a new person was an excruciatingly, painful experience. As an extremely shy kid, the anxiety that haunted me comes back as a clear reminder that I generally just wanted to close my eyes and pretend no one could see me. As with most…Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
