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01
Jul
The gap between saying yes and meaning it

The gap between saying yes and meaning it

There was a founder I worked with earlier in my career. Retail brand. Smart, articulate, genuinely passionate about what they&
3 min read
25
Jun
What's your 53%?

What's your 53%?

I started my career figuring out what made global brands irreplaceable whilst working as a strategist in Seoul. Not just
6 min read
16
Jun
The expert in the room

The expert in the room

I've been sitting with my relationship with words lately. The ones I love. The ones I bristle at.
4 min read
10
Jun
The door we keep slamming

The door we keep slamming

We've collapsed every conversation into two positions. You're in or you're out. With us
2 min read
02
Jun
I am saying it anyway

I am saying it anyway

I want to name something I have rarely named out loud. Depression. My experience of it, starting in my early
4 min read
26
May
I am not what I do. I am me. And I can do something new.

I am not what I do. I am me. And I can do something new.

That might be the clearest thing I've read on the fear and the opportunity of AI. Liz Fosslien
3 min read
11
May
What if you don't know?

What if you don't know?

What if the not knowing is the key. Not a problem to solve. Not a gap to fill. The actual
1 min read
04
May
Still here.

Still here.

I've been quiet here for a while. Percolating. The external world. My own internal one. Kids getting older.
1 min read