Creative Writing
How Las Vegas Taught Me Self-Love
It hit me in the shower. I felt like I was going to vomit… but I didn’t think it could be the wine from first class. What was this hot surge of energy barging into my chest?
Creative Writing
How Much Do I Hate Myself Today? And Five Other Thoughts For Mental Health Awareness Month
I felt like I lost my identity in March 2020. Stage evaporated, contracts reduced, and I was quite literally grounded. May is #mentalhealthawareness month, as as someone who speaks fairly publicly about their own struggles, I want to remind you that many don’t. That “how are you doing?” sometimes needs Read more…
Events
The Future of Meetings: Playbooks.Live Town Hall Keynote
How many bad meetings have you attended in your life? And in particular during this pandemic? My dear friend and co-conspirator all topics of the future, Justin Flitter, kindly invited me to keynote Playbooks.Live Town Hall event this week. The theme? The future of meetings. At first I wasn’t sure Read more…
Creative Writing
Pat Your Pandemic Self on the Back
Ahhhhh finally, our frontline friends share selfies from vaccine lines, our good news arriving in needle form. Collective hope restored by pandemic numbers on the decline and leadership on the rise. And though our loins ache for the roaring 20’s we’ve spent the last year dreaming of, it looks like Read more…
Events
The Power of Empowering Young Minds: Behind the Biography Envision Experience Podcast
“It’s through her storytelling that she paints a vivid picture of how embracing your true self, the weird unicorn in all of us, can have the greatest impact on your future success.“ – Kind words from the Envision Experience Team about my work (!!) There is nothing more intimidating as Read more…
Events
Future of Business Travel and Remote Work Post-Pandemic: TripActions/BTN Group/Festive Road Panel
There are few things from the ‘before times’ that I miss more than travel. Business and speaking took me around the world, and while I never took it for granted, I couldn’t have anticipated how much the absence thereof would affect my sense of identity. It’s been a rough 11 Read more…
Events
CES 2021 Virtual Happy Hour: We Should Be in Vegas
CES 2021 would have been my 10th show in attendance. Sharing ideas and favorite gadgets with the consumer technology community the first (or second) week of January is one of my favorite times of the year. Given my love for all things geeky, I didn’t want to let the pandemic Read more…
Events
CES 2021: Missing Vegas, Hopes for Sex Tech, More Inclusion in the Future
The team at Beep! Digital were kind enough to invite me on their CES 2021: What’s Next show in lieu of our annual gathering in Las Vegas. It was a total blast to share my thoughts on the future of networking, why remote work is more inclusive of diversity than Read more…
Creative Writing
Pandemic Single Life: The Friday Scaries
As a single person living alone, the Sunday Scaries have evolved into the Friday Scaries. Without plans or social interaction (or positive touch…) what do we do besides work, monitor our TP rations, and romanticize our last shag? Yes, I exercise with my dog and do my best to make Read more…
Community Management
Frontline Summit Fun: Virtual Event Bingo & Cocktails!
Kia Ora & Good Morning Everyone, It’s Savvy one of your emcees here, and it’s my job to make today a little different than the virtual conferences you’ve attended before. As a community builder and pro speaker, it’s a bummer we don’t get to meet face to face – I’m Read more…