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Spring is in the air, literally. As I sit writing from the comforts of indoors, swirling yellow clouds of pollen envelop and cover every outdoor surface. For a few weeks each year, we endure what appears to be a never-ending coating of vibrant dust until, seemingly overnight, we have leafing trees, flowering azaleas, and newly

After almost twenty years of being a full-time mom, volunteering, working various part-time jobs from home, I recently returned to the office with a more traditional, structured work setting. When I learned about the job opening, I knew I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to work for the organization that I’d admired and supported for

What is a book coach? This is the question I get almost 100% of the time when trying to explain my business. When I first started on my new career path, I didn’t have an actual title for what I did. My elevator pitch at that time was, “I’m a Book Coach. I help writers

In early 2024, I started to notice a shift on LinkedIn; green “open to work” frames began appearing at a rapid rate amongst my connections. Stories of structural reorganization, budget cuts, and full elimination of departments popping up in my feed almost daily across industries. Now let’s be honest, layoffs suck, but they are a

During the pandemic, we used to joke if we had to pivot one more time, we were going to screw ourselves into the ground. Ha. Well, the pandemic is mostly over, at least the pandemic part, though we do still have folks getting sick (Sometimes quite sick, WTH?) and for one reason or another, we

That’s a saying a wise man (who happens to be my husband) says often. Think about it – what restaurants do you frequent, which vendors do you use for your business, where do you choose to shop, who do you go to when you need help with an issue in your community or with the

As I round the corner of four years in business, I find that almost every day, I discover something new about myself, leadership, and small business ownership. Here are my top three of the many lessons learned in 2023. LESSON ONE: Slow Down & Seek Feedback As a leader, I am extremely strategic. I get

It’s been almost a year since I started with WNY, and I find myself reflecting on how it all began. It tickles me to think about the reason behind how I even got this job. After being a stay-at-home mom for almost two decades with no consistent “work” outside of the home, the thought of

This past Tuesday, you probably saw a multitude of posts with information and links for #GivingTuesday. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012, and is defined as “a movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world; Giving Tuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity.” Over the past eleven years, millions