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🎯 I am a: serial entrepreneur, mom, leadership coach, indie builder and diy-er. 🔥 passions: product management, women in tech, startups, AI, leadership 🚀 my path: developer → CTO → startup CEO → exit → VP PM → brain injury → consultant/coach

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Being independent is something my dad always wanted for me. He raised me to be able to chart my own path forward and never be stuck in any situation. Raising 2 daughters of my own, especially in these times, is what I want for them as well.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

As leaders, it’s tempting to stay in the tire tracks of the past. But, this is the very definition of a “rut.” It's funny how often comfort can become a constraint. But remember, right now can be the beginning of a new path forward. So the question is: where do you want to go?

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Prepping for a birthday party I am hosting this weekend - it makes me wonder: Why don't we celebrate business milestones like we do life milestones? Work can be such a large part of our life. There are far too few times we celebrate what we've accomplished.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

A harsh reality of being an entrepreneur is realizing that just because you built it... ...it doesn't mean users/customers will follow. Breaking through the wall of apathy to what you've created is hard. It doesn't mean no one wants your creation. You just haven't found your early adopters yet.

submitted 49 days ago • 2 comments

I know AI's aren't human. But I just yelled at Claude for overreaching on a task, and now I feel guilty. Go figure.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

What do you do next after life throws you a curveball? I talked about this in the latest issue of my Leadership Advantage newsletter. Read it here if you missed it: leadershipadvantage.xyz/posts/after-...

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

Strategy shouldn't make you cringe. Done right: ✅ It's your filter for saying "yes" to the right things. ❎ And even more importantly, when to say "no." Strategy isn't about PowerPoints and endless meetings. It's about clarity.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

There is nothing like talking to an end user of your product. Even when you could be the user of your product, there is nothing like a fresh pair of eyes in seeing what you are blind to.

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

Now THIS is cool. And makes me think back to one of my early jobs where I wrote software for a CT scanner. The oddest thing I ever scanned was my (very large) rubber band ball to prove it was rubber bands to the core.

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Geeky update: I am so very grateful for git. AI went wild on my codebase for an app I am building. I tried for a good 10 minutes to fix it. Then restored sanity by reverting back. Too bad all mistakes in life don't have such a clean redo. #buildinpublic

submitted 74 days ago • 8 comments

7 ingredients of being a great leader: 1 - no egos 2 - trust first 3 - listen deeply 4 - value community 5 - build up other leaders 6 - persuade / do not dictate 7 - encourage diversity of thought What did I miss?

submitted 77 days ago • 6 comments

It's good to do hard things sometimes. The stuff that doesn't come easily. Where you feel out of your depth. ... and try anyway. This is where true growth comes from. Kids do this in school, but as adults, too often we stay with what's safe and comfortable.

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Today I did a big thing: erased the whiteboard in my office and started over. Fresh start. Clean slate. And now it is halfway full of data models for a product that has been in my head for decades. #buildinpublic

submitted 78 days ago • 2 comments

It's going to be THAT kind of day. I rushed around to prep for a meeting, only to realize that the meeting is tomorrow, not today. Well, at least I am prepared now!

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments