My team and I recently revived an idea/dream we put on ice three years ago, an initiative called Hometown Reads. I’d ignited the idea for Hometown Reads back in 2013 around the one-year mark of my company. I bought two domains and began outlining my plans for...
I never get tired of telling the story of how I started my business. I typically start the story in 2001, when my plan after the birth of my first child included a flexible work arrangement that I painstakingly maneuvered at the non-profit where I worked. My plan...
It’s the sixth full week of the year and I’ve been running as if I’m training for a spring marathon, except that I haven’t actually registered for one. I’m hedging, giving myself a way out, holding onto a safety net. If, at this point, I...
I’ve done a recap of business wins this year, and my team shared a list of personal wins. This holiday season I spent some time thinking about my favorite experiences and accomplishments this year. I thought about the people who’ve made my life better this...
I started 2015 with a pretty big goal related to the revenue growth I hoped to achieve in my company. If we had reached it, it would have represented a 51% increase over last year. With only seven weeks left this year, it’s pretty safe to say that we won’t...
