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  • How to Be a Cool Boss

    How to Be a Cool Boss

    When I started in leadership, I didn’t give leadership much thought.  I showed up every day, interested in learning about operations. I was obsessed, actually. I had to know how everything worked. Once I understood it, I could better help my team. After that, I just treated people how I wanted to be treated.  It…

  • The Shocking Thing I Said to a Tech Founder

    The Shocking Thing I Said to a Tech Founder

    Sometimes I can’t help what comes out of my mouth. Sometimes when you talk to me, you get an unfiltered shot of truth. Just like taking a shot of tequila, but there’s no lime after. A lot of it is my personality, but it’s also having to navigate the corporate world for over twenty years.…

  • Join Me in The Break Room

    Join Me in The Break Room

    Are you a retail leader?  Do you feel alone in what you do? Maybe you want to avoid bothering your boss. She looks busy. Perhaps you don’t want to reach out with that question because you fear you’ll look a certain way.  So many of us feel like this.  It’s the nature of the business…

  • Sayulita – Crown Jewel of the Riviera Nayarit

    Sayulita – Crown Jewel of the Riviera Nayarit

    Sayulita – Crown Jewel of the Riviera Nayarit It’s a jungle out there with land crabs. Literally. We struggled to follow the map that the hotel had given us. It was a shortcut into town we were told. We were supposed to walk down the beach, away from everything that looked like civilization, turn right…

  • I Quit My Job. I Think I’m Going to Puke.

    I Quit My Job. I Think I’m Going to Puke.

    I Quit My Job. I Think I’m Going to Puke. Resigning from my career is gut-wrenching I could barely get through the phone call as I spoke to my boss in between sobs. Ugh, embarrassing. A phone call wasn’t in the plan. I had an email ready to go that I planned on sending Tuesday…

  • Land of the Midnight Sun

    Land of the Midnight Sun

    Land of the Midnight Sun Alaska – 5 towns and 6 tours in 16 days. Anchorage, Denali, Seward, Homer, and Girdwood. Here, sign this waiver releasing us from any responsibility if you die. That is pretty much how every tour in Alaska starts. Most of the activities you sign up for are inherently risky. Listen…

  • The Pandemic Finally Snapped Me Like a Tiny Twig

    The Pandemic Finally Snapped Me Like a Tiny Twig

    The Pandemic Finally Snapped Me Like a Tiny Twig I’m over being resilient. Now, I’m mad. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve cried at work in 20 years. It’s not a lot. I’m not much of a crier, in general. My go-to emotion is usually anger. That’s not better; it’s just…

  • San Diego – Tips From a Local

    San Diego – Tips From a Local

    San Diego – Tips From a Local I’m an Arizona native but San Diego has been my home for 20 years. San Diego isn’t really thought of as a big city but with a population of 1.4 million, it actually ranks as the eighth-most populous city in the US. It simply does not feel like…

  • I Helped My Company Survive a Global Pandemic. I Got a Bag of Chips.

    I Helped My Company Survive a Global Pandemic. I Got a Bag of Chips.

    I Helped My Company Survive a Global Pandemic. I Got a Bag of Chips. There it was on the break table propped open. A large, colorful cardboard box. Small, snack-size baggies strewn about. I walked past it a dozen times before I bothered to ask what it was. Finally, another manager told me. “That’s our…

  • Misfits Will Make Your Team Better

    Misfits Will Make Your Team Better

    Misfits Will Make Your Team Better Stop looking for that perfect person to add to your team. They don’t exist. Start to look beyond the work experience. Look past the résumé. Don’t worry about cold-calling one of their references. It’s time to start to embrace the weird. I’ve always been drawn to companies that embraced…

  • Three Easy Ways to Show Empathy as a Leader

    Three Easy Ways to Show Empathy as a Leader

    Three Easy Ways to Show Empathy as a Leader Leading a team of young people is unbelievably fun, but it has its quirks. When you get 50 people together on a team, you still have to treat them as individuals and listen to their needs. Most of the people I lead are from different generations.…

  • Ye is Out. Will He Go All-In on Bitcoin?

    Ye is Out. Will He Go All-In on Bitcoin?

    JP Morgan Chase Ends Relationship with Kanye West It’s been quite a week for Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West.  On Wednesday evening, it was reported that JP Morgan Chase was ending its relationship with the entertainer.  The letter from the bank informed Mr. West that they would be ending their business partnership with him…

  • Ethereum Merge Will Help Save the Environment

    Ethereum Merge Will Help Save the Environment

    “I don’t know. I don’t get it. It uses too much energy.”  “Crypto is a Ponzi scheme, and I won’t be fooled.” “NFTs use blockchain tech. NFTs are bad for the environment.” Sentiments like this are frequent on social media. One person makes a statement, and others pile on, making endless claims about how blockchain…

  • How Did the Nomad Bridge Get Drained?

    How Did the Nomad Bridge Get Drained?

    On Monday, August 1st, samczsun noticed something strange. A massive amount of assets were suddenly leaving the Nomad Bridge. He didn’t know what was happening, but he knew that the hefty volume of funds departing the bridge was a bad sign. samczsun is a white hat crypto hacker and researcher at the crypto investment firm,…

  • Flyfish Club – The World’s First NFT Restaurant

    Flyfish Club – The World’s First NFT Restaurant

    Going to dinner for some people is not about simply satisfying hunger pangs or eating a good meal; it’s an event – with elegant attire, dim lighting, great wine, and the finest chefs in the world creating beautiful art. This isn’t simply grabbing a bite to eat; this is an experience that comes with bragging…