The Intersection
The way we work, grow, and succeed is changing. I’m here to explore what that means for you and your company. This blog is a collection of insights, strategies, and reflections designed to help individuals take ownership of their career and life and help companies create a space where team members thrive.
I pull from books, podcasts, research, and personal experiences to uncover practical ways to stabilize, grow, and thrive in today’s evolving world. If you’re looking to create a stronger, more sustainable foundation for your career or the company you are part of, this is the place.
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RIP Drinks to Design
On December 12, 2011, Drinks to Design was born. The company where I brought together my loves of branding, jewelry, and wine. The brand that let me express my creativity in a new way. Inspired by upcycling and drawn to beer and wine packaging (labels, corks, etc.). I...
Book Review: Big Time by Laura Vanderkam
I’ve been following Laura Vanderkam through her blogs and books since 2019. I was excited to pick up her latest book Big Time and intrigued by the subtitle of “A Simple Path to Time Abundance”. Like many people, I think a lot about time… how quickly it moves, how full...
The Best It Can Be
There seems to be a never-ending list of projects. At work and around the house. We always have more projects than we have time. At home, we sometimes have more time than money (to hire someone). What this means at my house is that little projects can ladder to big...
Employee Journey Maps and Retention
On average, companies have a 13% attrition rate each year. Replacing an employee can cost 2x the annual salary. So, for a company with 100 people who make an average of $80K, the cost could be over $2M/year. Retention matters. Boston Consulting Group conducted...
Motivation – A Framework for Marketers
I’ve been studying motivation casually for about a decade. The learning started with my own personal motivation and as a leader, what motivated others. Quickly, I started to understand what motivates one person, often doesn’t work for another. Over time, some things...
Weekly Summary – 5.23.26
Last week, I mentioned you shouldn’t miss the blog post titled “Enough”. I’ve been thinking about that post along with one that published this week titled “Shifting from Wealthy to Well-thy.” This got me thinking about some other posts I’ve written over the last few...
Mattering
This morning, I listened to a great book summary on the Next Big Idea Podcast titled One Leadership Skill That Matters Most. It featured the book, The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. The episode is worth a listen. I added the book...
Shifting from Wealthy to Well-thy
When we think about a wealthy life, we think of money. Financial abundance. Success. Which quickly ties to our occupation. Which leads to defining our success in life to our job and our title. I think it’s time to flip the script. Moving from a wealthy mindset to a...
Book Review: Flux
A few years ago, I worked with a client focused on organizational change management. Through the research and strategy work, we kept coming back to one key realization: change management wasn’t a project. It was the environment. Markets shift. Technology evolves....
The Freelance Movement
Note: This post was originally drafted in 2024 and not published on the blog. I believe the trends continue to be underway. While I made some updates, most of the content is sourced from the 2024 timeframe. There continues to be a movement underfoot that pushes...
Bridging Divides
Recently, I listened to a TED talk that Daniel Lubetzki gave in April of 2024. The title of the talk was “Why the World Needs More Builders – and Less Us vs. Them”. You can listen to the podcast here or watch the video here. I recommend you click the link and listen...
Weekly Summary – 5.16.26
This week, I’m shifting format to include a topic article along with the links to curated content. If you are skimming, don’t miss the blog post titled “Enough”, I think it would provide you something interesting to think about this weekend. Enjoy! Workforce...
Finding Your JAM
A while ago, I heard an HBR IdeaCast podcast episode that stuck with me. Leslie Perlow, HBR Professor & founder of the Crafting Your Life Project, talked about how busy executives find joy (or don’t). During the interview she talked about finding our JAM – Joy,...
What’s Your Layoff Story?
Even if you haven’t been laid off…yet Layoffs aren’t just something that happens to “other people”. Careers are unpredictable. You might be laid off from a job you love. You might decide to quit because it’s no longer right for you. Or life might demand you step away...
A Different Approach to Productivity
We’ve been told that productivity starts with a system. That a better planner, app, or color-coded calendar will finally fix our focus. But here’s a problem with the systems: We’re managing more than tasks. We’re managing our energy, emotions, and intention. And when...