Hi there, It’s been a week. I saw dead people but you’re just going to have to read this whole thing to allow me to explain. And warning, it’s a long story long*ish but I’m fairly confident it’s worth the read. For those who need a quick “get up to speed” TLDR; WHAT: Flew to […]

The hellscape Nirvana that is San Francisco

Hello there from literally I don’t know where. **actually hold up let me check… Ok I lied. I am here. In Greenland writing this to you on Thursday morning? Afternoon? Is it Friday? Or Thursday still?? I have no idea. But according to the screen I am/was 6 hours away from landing in San Francisco […]

The process I use to turn my real life into content that sells

Hey there, I sat at a stoplight in my car last week post 1st week of relentless solo parenting school drop offs letting the wave of the overwhelm engulf me. Letting the thoughts of that overwhelm hijack my brain. It was only a few seconds but it was enough of a hijack that I had […]

Building a company between bathroom emergencies

Hi there, When I worked at the TODAY show, the editors were some of the highest paid people on staff. Why? Because they were real-life magicians and we all knew without them, our stories wouldn’t exist. Sometimes you’d come back to 30 Rock a bit sheepish saying, “I TRIED but this is all I could […]

I spent a week in a hole editing video with AI. It broke me, then it didn’t.

Hi there, Quick thing before I cozy up with you and give you a long story long..​​Our free AI video workshop is Thursday, August 27 — My StoryPro members only. So if you’re wanting to come, this month would be a great month to test us out! Become a member! Vee and I are going to […]

Writing this from O’Hare, a little fatter and definitely broker

Hi there, Writing this from a dock in Wisconsin. Short one, I promise. (well it’s short for me🫠) Two things are getting lumped together right now in the AI world, and they’re not the same. If your eyes are already glazing on this line you might want to skip this week’s newsletter! ​Anthropic announced this week that […]

They’re going to grade your writing like a New York restaurant

Hi there, About that Chicago meetup…. For those not following, I put out an impromptu “if anyone wants to meet, I’ll be here” call since I’m back in the Midwest for a month. WILL ANYONE SHOW UP!?!??! Me, ordering my 3rd seltzer water with lime at the bar solo. Not too much later (phew!), I watched as women trickled […]

9 strangers in a Chicago bar, 4 hours later…

Hey there, Somewhere in between scrolling LinkedIn this past week and noting how every founder accredited success to their vibe coded (naturally) AI system that also teaches your entire family Mandarin, I thought to myself….this ain’t it. I was mid-eye-roll, resisting the urge to comment “SYSTEM” like the 1,689 people ahead of me, when my husband walked […]

Don’t marry another entrepreneur (we did anyway)

Hey there,​This was supposed to come on Friday but I’ve been neck deep in YAPPING on social and I forget how utterly TIME CONSUMING spiraling down a black hole of self-criticism is…oh and editing takes WAY long too.​​It’s been a fun week. ​​​Here’s what I’ve learned in one week of getting myself on cam every day […]

Why are you using a filter?

Hey there, I got some news recently that was equal parts “F yeah!!” and “F sigh🫠🫠🫠” A potential investor (and My StoryPro user… there’s a trend here I’m realizing) told me she wants to give me money. *that would be the F yeah part. Then she told me why she can’t. Yet. “When I google My StoryPro the first […]

It’s too tied to your face (an investor’s words, not mine)