Who would go out of their way to bring you pickles on a shitty day? “Jesus be a fence!” Adimika said when she realized she’d left her debit card at an airport Mexican restaurant, en route to a meetup, days before she had to leave again on an international trip. “Wait, what did you just say?” “Jesus be a fence! You’ve never heard that phrase?” …

Written by Amanda Munday, a queer mama of two, the founder and CEO of The Workaround, and instructor of Build It: Start Your Feminist Small Business in 8 Weeks In 2018, when my children were four and two years old, I quit my job leading marketing for a high-growth tech…

Written by Catherine Connors, mom of two, creator of the award-winning blog Her Bad Mother, former Disney executive, writer, and advocate. A couple of months ago, I hit an emotional wall — hard. The surprising thing was, it kind of seemed to come out of nowhere. I wasn’t experiencing anything…

For decades, Lisa Cron has been the person authors and filmmakers turn to when they need their story to captivate an audience. Her books, Wired for Story and Story Genius, outline the framework that makes a story suck you in and smack you in the heart. If you want an…

By: Lisa Cron, Bestselling Author, TEDx speaker, teacher, and story coach Let’s start with the myth. Many of you aren’t going to like it: The best leaders are driven by logic versus emotion. Sorry, but no. Good leaders aren’t “logic-driven” because none of us are. …

I should have known. Every time men tell women they’re inherently better at something, it’s always a con, isn’t it? You are just better at cooking! Remember when I washed the strawberries with soap? It was earlier today while I was writing this post, eating lunch, uploading a video for…

7 ways I learned about money from male mentors, and why I am now co-hosting a course focused on women’s financial literacy. — Wealth is often generational, but for those of us without inheritance or a safety net, we must learn to build wealth from $0. It’s not easy, probable, or even taught in our schools or workplaces. We live in a capitalist society, yet for first-gen risers, we are never taught the…

I take New Year’s Resolutions seriously. In January, the Chairman Mom community always has interesting threads and accountability groups pop up, aimed at helping women be their best selves. (Here’s one for this year!) This year I want to share a new tool to get your New Year’s resolution on…

The PR game has changed. The things that used to work are no longer scalable and repeatable, customers and employees are quick to call out brands on their mistakes, and it’s hard to know where to invest your time and resources in the crowded media landscape. …