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...

One thing I love doing is helping people navigate through career planning. The feeling of being in a role or in a career where we are...

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...

Every December, I sit down for a bit and review progress against the goals I set for the year and start to sketch out goals for the...

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

Maury and I met several years ago while working the same shift at Northwest Harvest's SODO Community Market. We always exchanged general...

I'm so grateful for all of the events I've participated in as part of my book launch. Thank you to the following organizations for having...

Two years ago, I made a bold move -- I turned off my job search notifications and started my own business. This meant no steady income,...

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...

I met my friend Stef Bernosky on a run. I can't remember which run or exactly when but I remember being in awe of her status as an ultra...

It started with a donut. It was the morning of my March half marathon (I’ve set a goal to run a half marathon each month this year –I...

I've known Michelle forever and have always been inspired by her impressive ability to blend family life with a very demanding job in a...

When I first started writing my book, From Barista to Boardroom, I had no idea how to begin. I was scared to try something that seemed...

Last month, I became the parent of a bonafide voting, tax paying legal adult. A friend of mine put it best to me in a text: "You raised...