From Scroll to Soul

I recently heard an amazing conversation between the CEO of Pinterest, Bill Ready, and the CEO of Hinge, Justin McLeod, moderated by Jessica Cruel, editor in chief at Allure magazine. The session was titled, “From Scroll to Soul: Building Tech That Matters IRL,” and they discussed how to build with purpose in an era of endless scrolling. I […]

We need to talk about the V-word…

(No, not the one you’re thinking of!) Another session from the Aspen Ideas Festival that really got me thinking was between author and researcher Brené Brown and AI scholar Kate Crawford. The conversation, “AI and the Human Spirit,” centered around the question, “what does it mean to lead, relate and live well in a world increasingly […]

The team behind the team

Last week I attended the Aspen Ideas Festival, and I’m still on a high (and not just from the altitude). One of the final sessions featured an interview with Charlotte Jones, Chief Brand Officer and Co-Owner of the Dallas Cowboys. She was interviewed by another NFL team owner, Emily Tisch Sussman of the NY Giants, […]

From Self to Service

Over the past few months, I’ve been part of a program studying the craft of public speaking. It’s been energizing, humbling, and honestly…a little nerve-wracking. But mostly, it reminded me how much I love being a student again. One of our incredible instructors was Russell Ewing. I learned so much watching him and the other coaches on […]

Moms (and some dads!) are in the messy middle

Have you ever heard of the Sandwich Generation? You might be in it: It’s anyone simultaneously caring for their children and adult parents. So count me as a card-carrying member! But the thing is, those in the throes of all these caregiving responsibilities are often struggling. A LOT. According to a recent study from the University of […]

The unexpected gift the Knicks gave me

Sunday night felt different. It wasn’t just the Sunday Scaries creeping in. I was going into the first week all year without Knicks basketball—and I didn’t realize how much I was going to miss it. Not just the games: The anticipation. The group texts. The where-are-we-watching-tonight planning. The Let’s Go Knicks! energy that made an ordinary Tuesday […]

Expectation vs. Reality

This past weekend my twins, Julia and Caroline, graduated from college. It was finally here. Four years (or 22, really!) in the making. The weekend promised to be everything we’d hoped it would be. The weather was perfect, the fun swag I ordered from Etsy arrived on time and in one piece, and—bonus—the Knicks won […]

Fuel or friction?

Last week I went to my 30-year business school reunion (How is that even possible?!) My time at Kellogg was one of the best chapters of my life, and it was amazing to reconnect with so many classmates. One of the highlights was sitting in on a class with Professors Loran Nordgren and David Schonthal, […]

Health or Wealth?

May is a big month for me — Mother’s Day, my birthday, and this May, my twins are graduating from college (I’m still in denial about that)! It’s also Mental Health Awareness Month, which couldn’t come soon enough! Everyone I talk to is stressed out about the steady news of layoffs, the uncertainty around AI, […]

You better think!

There’s a line in a recent Fast Company article that stopped me in my tracks: “Thinking is a premium—and yet it is also the very thing that is most at risk.” YIKES! We’re living through what the article calls the triple threat of modern work: In case you had to reread this paragraph five times already, you’re not […]