𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮, 𝗜 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺'𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲. My job included a few events. Some were closed door with another legend, Liz Carpenter, and I took her to Molly Ivins' infamously hi/lo final Friday parties, where veteran politicos, state and national leaders, and union leaders rubbed shoulders with songwriters and spoken word artists like Genevieve Van Cleve, who performed

At an event last night, I was reminded to share (again) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.” Most people are genuinely happy to help you 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺. Just make it easy! 🔗 This is a great guide: ✍️ 𝗔𝗻𝗱, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 👇 --- Subject: Intro to [Connection Name] Hi Laurie, Thanks so much for offering to introduce me to [connection]. I’m interested to connect because [they are interested in X

I’ve been asked a lot about how I was able to move to, work, and now live permanently in the UK. I genuinely love helping people on their way, and find that my interest far exceeds my capacity. So, the following is my way of making the answers to many FAQs accessible, literally at your fingertips – and at your convenience! – vs. attempting to try to find time for a coffee or “quick chat” that is never quick... because if you’re reading this I’m positive you.are.amazing and I’

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 𝗧𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 & 𝗨𝗦 A conversation this morning with a close colleague reminded me that visibility matters. She had no idea about this part of my life & I remembered how impactful it was to learn similar info about several others in our field. Turns out we had more in common than nerding out on tech-for-good or impact finance! 🤓 ✨ To further visibility & inclusion, here'

If You Build It… Late in 2022, I was on a Zoom with my friend and colleague Maria Pope , who at the time was running community at Republic. She asked a simple question: “What are you going to at SXSW?” My honest answer was: “Eh... seems like kind of a tech bro scene. I just don’t see something for me. So… nothing?” If you know Maria, you know there's always a follow-up challenge: “OK, but what would you want to go to?” Without overthinking it, I blurted out with gusto: "Some

Note: I first shared the following post in 2019 as "I am not a Superwoman" “To all the Mamas out there - whether your babies are in your arms, your homes, your memories, or in your dreams, Happy Mother's Day to you!” Mother’s Day is upon us. Relationship status: #itscomplicated Some mamas are THRILLED to honor their moms, and thrilled to be honored themselves. For others this season can stir up lots of big emotions. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that May is also the host