Category: Relationships

  • A Real-Life Field of Dreams

    A Real-Life Field of Dreams

    Recently, I made a career decision that wasn’t driven by title, compensation, or what looked good on paper. It was driven by my heart. This wasn’t about chasing a paycheck. It was about following a leader who is building something worth believing in. When the pandemic hit, many of us were suddenly scattered. Like so…

  • The Universe’s Catalyst: a beautiful tragedy

    The Universe’s Catalyst: a beautiful tragedy

    At the beginning of August, I hit a hard realization — I might never have the kind of relationship I’d always imagined having with my child. From day one, things just didn’t go the way I’d pictured them. Lately, the thought that kept looping in my mind was, maybe doing this alone wasn’t the best…

  • Your Vibe Attracts your Tribe (aka-at least it did in February 2023 until I got in my own way)

    Your Vibe Attracts your Tribe (aka-at least it did in February 2023 until I got in my own way)

    I Finally Finished That Blog Post from February 2023… Back in February 2023, I started writing this blog post after receiving a comment on LinkedIn. I had shared something about my tribe at ExhibitorLive 2023, and someone responded, “Can you say tribe?” That one little comment sent me spiraling—in a thoughtful, tangled, slightly obsessive way.…

  • VC the BP?

    VC the BP?

    Has anyone ever told you, you have a big personality, and you wondered what that meant? Lately, while getting into the zone of finding a career home, I have heard a lot about “my big personality.” Is that a bad thing? I say hell no. Look at those adjectives: stable, agreeable, open, extraverted, conscientious. Over…

  • Dear Covid,

    Dear Covid,

    You changed the entire world, and unlike WWII, which transformed the US in positive ways – for one, the ability to mass produce penicillin which saved my life when I was three – you changed the world differently. In a way that no of my generation could have ever imagined. I work hard each day…

  • Exhibit Design is Great, But Who’s Running the Show?

    Exhibit Design is Great, But Who’s Running the Show?

    I am reviewing my blogs, and this is more true today than ever. Your back-end team is the difference between exceptional and painful. VC For over two decades, I was immersed in trade shows. I lived and breathed trade shows every day, and I’ve spent my career as an Account Executive learning and building relationships…

  • My new tribe: it’s a dog day afternoon:

    My new tribe: it’s a dog day afternoon:

    My new favorite tribe. The doggies come in all sorts of sizes, shapes, and personalities. I love them all. This was undoubtedly a full-fledged “out of my comfort zone” endeavor. Working at a doggy daycare – what will people think? – who cares! I want to keep busy. There are always things to do and…

  • Time to look up

    Time to look up

    For the first time in my adult life, I am jobless, partnerless, and childless – at the same time. “Unusually new” is a phrase to describe my current situation. Since my joblessness began (September), I have stayed busy assisting Spencer with applying to college and ultimately helping him settle in. Now he’s there, and I…