Leaders are the architects of organizational culture, setting the tone for what is valued and how people work together. Their actions and words carry significant weight, shaping the environment and influencing what others see as important. Organizational power and...
I was 90% closed on my pre-seed round for my startup when the strip turned pink. After navigating a secondary infertility diagnosis for a year, and enduring nightly injections, I was finally pregnant — a Christmas miracle and, at first glance, a New Year’s tragedy for...
Rapid scaling, the holy grail of startup culture, is often viewed as an unequivocal good. Yet, there’s an overlooked tension lurking beneath this explosive growth: the delicate balance between accelerating toward market domination and maintaining the visionary essence...
The Breakdown When it happened to me last May I had just left a decade-long career in the spirits industry to found my business, The Wren Way. I was ecstatic. Not only had I dreamed of moving into the coaching space for years, but I was also thrilled to bring my...
Years ago, I went to a large summit for business owners. One of the presentations was focused on how women and men differ in their approaches to business. There were approximately 75 attendees at this workshop — a good mix of both men and women. The presenter began by...
