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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hey there, The message came through WhatsApp. “Patrice, I’m hosting an event with Anthropic and a private dinner. Come!” My stomach dropped. I looked up flights immediately, and put them in the cart. Cursed the price OUTLOUD. Hovered over BUY. And couldn’t click on it. Let me back up really quick. The quick context if […]

Hi there, Last Thursday I went to dinner in Lisbon with a bunch of strangers that I am connected to through Justin Welsh’s substack community. If you don’t know Justin, he built a massive LinkedIn following on consistent content, then turned it into digital products that are actually worth the money for how to build a profitable, lucrative […]

Hi there,​So my oldest is 12 (nearly 13 in three months.) He’s the only kid in his friend group (almost his grade) without a phone. We’re the designated hang house (master plan going great over here thanks for asking💅) but I’m also the “can’t be on your phones” house. A few weekends ago collecting all the devices before they went […]

HOLA! We are STILL spring breaking over here. In our car Griswold style through the Spanish coastline. Most of us we’re all still speaking to each other. 🎉 ​And we are all getting some history education on our favorite podcast on all things World War II, the history of racism in America, The Congo (I had no […]

Hi, I’m writing this from the road somewhere in between Cadiz, Spain and Malaga. Three boys packed into the car, snacks everywhere, someone’s foot is veering dangerously close to the other brother’s foot and I booked tonight’s hotel approximately 40 minutes ago from the passenger seat. I can FEEL all my Type A planners writhing […]

Hello! Ok so I promise I am not turning these weekly newsletters into Hack-a-thon chronicles…. (yet).. KIDDING.​But I need to tell you some things that have been on my mind since going to this hack-a-thon last week (in case you missed last week’s issue where I only told you 32 times)​​​So the aftermath of that was […]