Team retreats have become one of my specialties since I started my business 4 ½ years ago. I guess it’s not all that surprising...

You know what's worse than having a tough conversation? Perpetuating ineffective behaviors. But feedback is often delayed, poorly...

Is anyone reading this NOT going through change at work, home or otherwise? Every single one of my clients is going through change. Some...

A seasoned operations executive, Zeta Smith joined Sodexo Seniors in January, 2020 and went "live" in her position on March 6th. Seven...

Eddie Pasatiempo has 4,200 Facebook friends because he likes people. His blend of business consultancy, former tech executive, past NCAA...

Lisa Fain, CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, and I are part of the same mastermind group. I have to admit, I was kind of...

I'm embarrassed to say that I’ve never done a blog interview with a millennial before my conversation with Chase Coleman. It was a big...

Peter Chee and I met in 2019 at a live podcast recording at Nuun headquarters. I was a guest on the podcast as was a friend of his that...

Jennifer Dimaris and I both worked at Starbucks at the same time but didn't know each other until after we both left the organization and...

If you've read my book, you likely know that the idea for it was born on a run prompted by my good friend Subbu Sundaresan, an...

Last year, I had the honor of joining the board of directors for Sound, a nonprofit that is one of King county's largest behavioral...

I know very few senior executives who are as curious about past context and culture as Shelli Taylor. Her incredible career as a global...

My grandma, Karen Parr, grew up in California, moved to Germany to teach and eventually ended up in Alaska where she became a consultant,...

Prepare to be inspired. Eddie Pate's twenty plus years of experience working in and with organizations to build inclusive cultures which...

David and I met when I was the Chief Strategy Officer at Tangelo and I immediately gravitated toward his intense desire to making things...

Kennethia Ishman never stops learning. In fact, when she and I worked together in our coaching relationship, she once asked me for...

Jyoti Shukla and I met when we were both at Starbucks and she was hosting the annual technology Hack Day. She asked me a to be a judge...

Julia Ismael and I met at Antioch University ten years ago when we were to both enrolled in a Bachelor's degree completion program. We...

My memoir, From Barista to Boardroom, was released two months ago and it’s been such a whirlwind! Even though it’s available for purchase...

My new book, From Barista to Boardroom, is now available to preorder and will be released one week from today on June 1. I never set out...