If you have ever told a story to a child, you know one thing immediately. You cannot fake it. Children have a remarkable ability to sense confusion, exaggeration, or boredom. If a story drifts, they drift. If it lacks emotion, they disconnect. If it goes on too long, they will let you know. In many ways, kids are the most honest audience we will ever have. And that is exactly why they make us better storytellers. Children demand clarity. They want to know who the story is abo

There is something powerful that happens when a woman chooses to tell her story clearly. For many women, leadership has not always started with a microphone. It has started with navigating expectations. Being collaborative before being recognized. Being capable before being credited. Over time, those experiences form stories. Stories about who we are allowed to be. Stories about how much space we are allowed to take up. Those stories follow us into meetings, interviews, prese

I’ve heard lots of people who believe that they only have a few “good” stories. Some big moment in their lives... the big breakup... the big accident... meeting their special person... Just because a moment you’re experiencing (or have experienced) wasn’t a turning point, breakthrough, or “moment that changed” everything does not mean it’s not worth exploring. Most of our lives do not unfold in dramatic scenes. But small moments are often where some of our most powerful