No One Walks Alone

A few weeks ago, during a family emergency, Tonya Beeler sent us a meal. Things at my home were absolute chaos, and somehow, she knew exactly what we needed: tacos, guac, and a lifeline. She showed up.

Fast forward. Our Quadel superstar, Brooke Etie, has started her journey with chemo. She is so brave. Look at how radiant she is - staring right into the face of the unknown and still flexing with courage!

When I first learned the news, I reached out to Brooke and told her: “There’s no playbook for this. I may not have the right words but 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”

Leading isn’t limited to strategy, scaling, margin - it’s about standing in the mess with someone and saying, “𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.”

Tonya showed me the power of showing up and Brooke is teaching me what real courage looks like. Everyone’s journey looks different. But one thing is constant: 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦; yes, even in the workplace.

We’re with you, Brooke.
Every stage. Every step.