Some of the biggest decisions in my career? Confidence didn’t drive them.
Necessity did.

Corporate Travel Edition
Dearest reader, the friendly skies have been serving up some absolute gems lately.

19 years ago today was my first day at Quadel.

When I joined, I wasn’t even looking for a job but Jim Evans called asking me to apply. When I was hesitant he replied, “you don’t understand; it’s Quadel.”

If you've ever looked at a backlog, a broken process, or a struggling program and thought, "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭," this post is for you.

If your version of fun is improving outcomes, fixing what's broken, and leaving programs stronger than you found them, we should talk.

The biggest breakthroughs start with someone willing to confront a problem everyone else has learned to live with.

The Forbes team and I are working on something special behind the scenes.
And in many ways, it started long before we knew it would.
It started in a tent.

I walked through this entryway and stopped. Embedded in the penny tile floor was a great message. But the longer I stared at it, the more I thought:

That's the highlight reel.

What do “explorers” and “affordable housing leaders” have in common?

For starters, both are writing the playbook as they go.
Six years ago, I started a podcast that features conversations with leaders in the affordable housing space.