April 30th, 2025 Hey Reader, Dropping in with a quick reminder:Our live event in Boulder is just around the corner. Consciously Coaching Entrepreneurs: An Intimate Conversation 🗓 Thursday, May 8th | 🕓 4–6:30 PM 📍 AVL Growth Partners, Pearl Street 🎟 Just $15 | Save your seat here This isn’t a panel with polished soundbites. It’s a grounded, real-world conversation between three coaches (me, Beck Sydow, and Joseph Logan) about what it actually takes to build a business that aligns with your...
19 days ago • 1 min read
April 22nd, 2025 Hey Reader, A wise friend once told me:“Everything in your life, up to this moment has prepared you FOR this moment.” That phrase keeps ringing in my ears. Especially since getting laid off from big tech in 2023. I’ve been walking the road of reinvention ever since...sharing the journey with as much humility, humor, and honesty as I can. Now, I’m bringing that same realness to an upcoming in-person event in Boulder: Consciously Coaching Entrepreneurs: An Intimate...
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March 10th, 2025 Get Unstuck With Group Coaching Hey Reader, If work feels overwhelming, unclear, or just not worth the energy you are putting in, you are not alone. Too many high performers reach a point where they realize: Work no longer feels meaningful, but quitting or pivoting seems out of reach. They keep pushing harder, but it never feels like enough. The clarity and energy they once had is gone, and they do not know how to get it back. That is why we are launching the Changing Work...
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Feb 14th, 2025 Checked Baggage: A story from a Hong Kong bathroom floor Hey Rebel Reader!, I never told this story before until now. The hotel bathroom tiles were cold against my cheek. 7,500 miles from home, alone at 3am, I was convinced I was dying. My heart raced, my vision blurred, and all I could think was "I can't let anyone know. Leaders don't break down like this." That night changed everything. Today, that story (along with 24 others just as raw and real) is part of Leading with...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Feb 1st, 2025 Your Attention Is For Sale Hey Rebel Reader!, My wife and I recently moved our bedroom into the basement, where we used to have the guest room, and relocated my office to what was our bedroom. This shift has brought a few unexpected but amazing benefits. First, I’m no longer spending the majority of my day in the smallest, darkest room in our house which used to be my office. Second, my phone now lives a flight of stairs and several dozen steps away from my bed, in my new...
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Hello RebelReader !Applications for Book 3 close Monday—there’s still time to join the Quiet Rebellion and share your story with the world. This is your chance to become a bestselling author, explore the book-writing process, and connect with a community of like-hearted professionals committed to changing work for the better. Last year, we published Leading With Self-Awareness: Starting From the Inside Out, which hit the Amazon bestseller list in three categories in under a week. Next up, on...
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Dec 30th, 2024 Hello Reader, When I started this newsletter as Needs Improvement, it was an act of defiance...a reclaiming of a phrase from my time in big tech, one often used in performance reviews to diminish rather than uplift. It represented a step toward owning my story after being laid off and navigating a period of uncertainty. But just as I’ve grown and evolved since then, this space must evolve too. Today, I’m stepping fully into my role as a leader, a founder, and someone dedicated...
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Click the image to snag your copy! Dec 15th, 2024 Needs Improvement Newsletter Hey friends, This idea has been on my mind as I’ve been meditating outside most mornings this winter, embracing the cold and starting my day away from screens. In those quiet moments, I reconnect with nature, the elements, and myself in ways technology simply can’t. That connection feels vital. A grounding force in a world increasingly mediated by devices. This idea of “mediation” has been with me since graduate...
5 months ago • 5 min read
Click the image to snag your copy! Dec 7th, 2024 Needs Improvement Newsletter Hey friends, Here's a sobering fact. There's only 16 working days left before the end of the year.That’s just 16 days to wrap up projects, set goals for the next year, and maybe even carve out a moment to reflect on everything this whirlwind of a year has brought. But let’s be honest, this time of year can feel overwhelming. The deadlines, the expectations, the distractions… all piling up when energy is running low....
5 months ago • 5 min read