The thing is, often we don’t realize what we have to offer until asked. Lots of us don’t internalize that while finding mentorship is great for advancing our careers, we already have so much wisdom to share forward. I propose 3 exercises to find that in yourself: 1. THE LIST I got this…

Rebranding a VC is different; here’s my playbook 👋 I’m the ‘brand person’ at an early stage VC. This job was not that mainstream 5+ years ago, but today I’m part of a thriving community of venture capital Value Creation folks — including lots of brand/content/marketing ones. Earlier this year, I asked for advice from anyone who’s previously…

Happy birthday to me. I kicked off a new decade recently, so it’s time to take stock of where I’m at - work-wise and work ‘wise’. Sound familiar? I’ve been working in professional settings since I was 14, though I’ve been living life since I was born… so why does…

It’s ok — and smart — to background check the job you’re interviewing for before committing a third of your time to it. — Here’s a takeaway from the VC world to leverage in your career-building. I say it a lot (I’ve mentioned it to three people this week alone), and believe everyone should start thinking this way when job hunting: Do your due diligence. You’re going to spend at least 1/3 of your…

Let’s break it down. — People are telling me they understand it’s beneficial to have a LinkedIn presence for career building, but ‘it’ doesn’t come naturally to them: “How do I talk about myself — let alone promote myself?!” “I don’t have anything to say…” “I freeze at the thought of hitting ‘Publish’ — what…

Ready to leave your job for greener pastures, and not sure how to start? Hi, I’m so glad you called/wrote/stopped by. And who am I? Not a career counselor or advisor; just a motivated, career-oriented Joe like you. …

Thoughts on the weeks between resigning and walking out the door — In June 2020, I gave my resignation at a company I poured myself into for the prior six years. In the two months of ‘closing up shop’ that followed, I observed many thoughts and feelings around leaving a professional setting. Of course, I couldn’t really muse out loud, yet. While…

What ‘thought leadership’ actually is: relationship-building. — My gut feeling is when most people hear the term ‘thought leadership’ they roll their eyes; who wants to follow yet another person ‘building their brand’ or a company ‘trying to appeal now for a sale down the line’. But that’s not what true, effective thought leadership is… and I…

We all get caught up in our ideas; do your readers comprehend? — Mission statement, presentation, email, press release, social media post: Is what you’re communicating in text being understood? Do your readers know what to do next? C’mon, we all know what it’s like to get stuck on wording — whether you’re a founder trying to eke out affordable copy on your…