𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.

That's who showed up in NYC.

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 “𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.” 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

That’s the intersection I’ve lived at for over two decades - leading professionally while parenting five kids (now ages 14 to 26).

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 7 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫
The forgotten reality ... there are children who are homeless. In shelters. On the streets. Living a life they didn’t choose. And that’s what makes what Paige C. Lohoefer is doing so miraculous.

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.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦. But 𝐡𝐨𝐰 does that actually happen? It’s not always clear-cut. It takes trial and error. It’s recalibration. In nearly 10 years as President, there’s been steps forward and back.

𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 ... who’s brave enough to share one? I’ll go first:

❌ Smorgasbords are gross.
❌ Not every city needs public transit.
❌ Beaches > Mountains.
❌ Reality TV? Hard pass. Why is this even a thing.

Q3 is here - and we are ready.

There’s something about the start of a new quarter that invites a natural reset. Fresh energy. A chance to revisit the roadmap. Time to check the metrics.

I used to think I had to compartmentalize - hide the mom part, downplay the advocacy, quiet the enthusiasm, “act” like a CEO. Not anymore.