I was lying on my Brooklyn apartment floor, my 6-month-old son in his bouncer next to me staring at the ceiling and babbling happily while my own silent tears flowed in heavy contrast.​How had I gone from winning a Gracie Award & a much needed parity salary bump to being fired right before Christmas, all […]

I Was Fired Before Christmas (the story I hid for 3 years)

Last week I mentioned that a LinkedIn post of mine went viral to the tune of almost 4 million impressions…and it broke all the rules. ***interestingly enough it did not have the same impact for Instagram and I will break that down another time.​​​​What I didn’t expect was the overwhelming outpouring of personal stories from you. […]

From NPR to Shark Tank: Storytelling is a Business Superpower

In My World​​One of my Business Storyprenuers gave me a casual anxiety attack yesterday during our office hours when she said there are like 20 more days of summer. My actual reaction when she spoke. This summer isn’t the one I envisioned as my first one living abroad (and I’m at peace with it) but after our […]

What’s Gone Wrong (and right) This Year (so far)

In My World​​I had a talk yesterday with a mentor and one of the smartest women I know in business and especially the online space.​I said to her, “I’m working so much to the point where I think I’m doing something wrong most weeks. Do you think other online business founders are lying when they […]

The Truth Behind ’10-Hour Work Weeks’ in Online Business

I am making some changes to my social media and I will be giving you the rundown on how it is going.​But first.​Your cheat sheet as always so you can scroll.​1. In My World: my time to share with you something personal in my life.​2. A Story Audit: I take submissions each week and will audit anything you send […]

The Secret Ingredient That Connects with Every Audience

Hear me out, because I, too, have said, “the hook is the most important part of your story.”But I am changing my tune. Why? Because of AI and programs like Chat GPT. My main wingman Claude can vomit out a TON of really awesome Hooks in SECONDS. Let me show you my original Email headline that […]

Why the most important part of your story IS NOT your opening line.

I know you are all HUMMING it. I’m sorry for that.  I made a shit ton of mistakes when I started my business at the top of 2017. Yes, going through the mistakes is part of the entrepreneurial process. But not pivoting soon enough in another direction is the reason most people like us don’t […]

If I Could Turn Back Time

The difference between your Founder Story and your Brand Story. They are not the same story even though there may be overlap. What differs is the primary objective of each story. The Founder story is overridingly meant to sell yourself. NOT your business.The Brand Story is overridingly meant to sell your business. NOT yourself. The […]

Your Founder Story v. Brand Story

SHE. DID. IT. I popped my Linkedin Live Cherry! And the Blazer and power gold necklace was in full glory. In case you missed our live a while ago, my friend, mentor and polar opposite in camera energy personality Terry Rice and I spent the better part of an hour talking about: Terry kicked off the […]

Linkedin Doesn’t Have to be Scary

How much time do you have? Because there were SO MANY MISTAKES I made when I first launched my business at the top of 2017. For those of you who don’t know the back story, here is a video I made that is Cliff Notes In hindsight I now realize that me trying to be […]

My Biggest Mistake When I First Started My Business