I did Hyrox in NYC and thought of my dead, Irish immigrant grandparents and all the women in my life who saw something others didn’t and went for it anyway.

How seeing Glen Hansard and learning the Gaeilge concept of Meitheal as that CNN expose was released has made me even more passionate and worried about being in community.

Staying true to myself while living in this world, promoting a team & work I am immensely proud of. A ramble on the power of intentional purchasing and navigating chaos as an elder millennial leader.

Go dance at a post punk show in a sea of strangers // Gen Z is just a reboot of the best parts of Gen X & Elder Millennials (Xennials?) // the marketing funnel isn’t your holy grail

Rebranding a footwear brand invented by a neuroscientist // when marketing speak means nothing // why we still need to celebrate female founders

How green-washing has led to green-hushing – what that means – how ZZ Ziff from Salute Your Shorts radicalized me – comfort knowing some big brains are tackling these issues.

As a marketing leader at both PANTONE and Farrow & Ball, I have lots of thoughts on color + “of the year” // Why America needs a problem solving workshop led by powerhouse women to sort this shit out

The thrill of bonding with a stranger over a shared favorite band // the importance of music, self expression, and interesting brand activations - even when the world is on fire

Why i love the smell of wood // My recent trip to Austin with client Stuga // recontextualizing Technology & skilled trades // pics of me rocking a power sander and riding a John Deere

Insert every cliche about doors closing // the importance of reviewing your performance& celebrating wins // fighting against limiting patriarchal views // and more pics of me sanding antique doors

How i won the first and only Pioneer of the Year award at Farrow & Ball // even though I ate peas wrong // rules are meant to be broken, but not right away

Exploring how past examples of successful business leaders are damaging // how gender tropes at work are perpetuated by pop culture // bad bosses // how I’ve shaped my definition of being a boss

why I titled my consultancy Three Lines // my firm belief that nature, knowledge and truth illuminate darkness // my plea to not follow the algorithm

I normally roll my eyes at trends, but here I am, starting a substack. 

So why am I starting one? With all things with me, there are three reasons:

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* Because I keep finding myself in rooms of powerful women, learning mind-blowing lessons. And I want to write them down, if only for myself to reference later. 

* Because there are interesting things going on with branding and business and team development, and with my perspective as a former in-house marketing leader, certified executive coach, and now independent operator, I have a lot of thoughts. 

* And because I met Gloria Steinem in 2015 and when I told her she inspired me to write, and then she asked me what I write, and all I could say was : bullshit marketing copy. She smiled and said something along the lines of “maybe you should change that.”

A summary of my first flyin to DC with the Chamber of Mothers non profit organization

In addition to being a fun partner and reason to get outside, my pandemic puppy Augustus has confirmed so many lessons about leadership in real time. Here are my Top 4 Leadership Lessons confirmed while training my Belgian Malinois puppy.

So where do you start? To me, you start with a story.

After working through my own career challenges, I realized that I could actually help people navigate through challenging times.

How do you see when someone is stressed and under pressure, when you only see them from the waist up? How can you offer to take things off their plate, when they’re not there to really teach you?