I grew up in the cornfields — small town, big heart, and a front-row seat to what real work looks like. Nothing in my life has followed a clean timeline or a traditional path. I’ve navigated fertility journey, body image battles, marriage growth, career pivots, and leadership at the highest levels — often all at once.
My career’s taken me from the locker room to the boardroom, building revenue, leading culture, and helping teams find their rhythm. But the work I care most about is the stuff underneath all that — the conversations people avoid, the tension most leaders carry alone, the permission to be a human in the middle of it all.
What I bring to the table isn’t theory — it’s lived experience. I created the ACRA framework to help people lead through the real stuff: with self-awareness, curiosity, resilience, and aligned, authentic action. Whether I’m speaking on stage or walking alongside someone in a tough season, I’m here to challenge, support, and build something that actually lasts.
If you’re a woman in leadership and still saying, “I’m not in sales,” I have bad news: you’re playing small and calling it strategy. Here’s the truth: whether you’re pitching an idea, interviewing for a job, navigating a conflict, or influencing where your team goes next quarter (or what your toddler has for dinner), you’re...
Some leaders talk too much. Others don’t talk enough. But the ones who build real trust ask the right questions and actually listen. In a culture obsessed with speed and certainty, curiosity gets overlooked. However, if you want to lead with presence, influence without control, and build alignment without micromanaging, having an innate sense of...
We all know the cliché: “You only get one shot at a first impression.” But the part no one talks about? Most people don’t even know what they’re actually communicating in those first few seconds because they’re too busy performing instead of being present. Here’s the truth: Deep connection doesn’t require small talk, oversharing, or...
We’ve been told leadership is about having the answers. A strong vision. A confident voice. A five-year plan wrapped in a branded slide deck. But in the real world, leadership often looks like standing in front of your team with everything on fire while still holding eye contact and calmly saying, “Here’s what I know,...