The Operations Role Every Org Needs — and Algorithms Can’t Classify
The problem is where the résumé meets the algorithms. Recruiters have a word for comms people like me. To them, I am a “cross-functional generalist who wears many hats.” Versatility is just a hard-learned requirement of the internal and external strategic communications job.
AI Adoption Isn't a Tech Problem. It's a Conversation You're Not Having.
Every organization right now is somewhere on the AI adoption curve. But it’s not quite a Golden Age yet. More like a golden retriever. Some are enthusiastically chasing it like a tennis ball in the park. Others are being dragged toward AI to have their noses shoved into the mess on the carpet.
Government Made Me a Better Reputation Manager Than Any Corporate Job Could Have
Government is where reputation management is learned at its hardest setting. Not "hard" like a product launch that got bad reviews. Hard like: your audience already hates you before you've said a word, your budget was cut three years ago, and the policy you're defending wasn't your idea.
I Went to Norway to Unplug. I Came Back Ready.
Norwegians call it friluftsliv — intentional time outdoors. I came home thinking of it as the best strategy offsite I never planned. Somewhere between the kayak, the climb, the cold, and the quiet, I came back with a few reminders about leadership, adaptability, and how real progress gets made.
The Missing Link Between Policy and Action Is a Great Communicator
The bill stalls. The lawmaker's office stops returning calls. The rollout happens anyway, in a vacuum, and someone has to write the press release explaining why this is actually fine. This is not a policy problem. This is a communications problem that was never assigned to anyone who knew how to solve it.
Your Internal Communications Strategy Is Upside Down
What employees most want to be recognized for is the work itself — the specific, unglamorous, mission-critical work that keeps the organization functioning. When a leader can say "what you did moved this specific needle, and here's why that mattered this quarter" — that's not just recognition. That's alignment.
Paris Saturday, Cubicle Monday: An Unexpected Master Class
Prior to turning 30, I started an event production company rooted in punk and alternative culture. Not because it was a calculated career move, but because it was the opposite of one — a creative outlet that had absolutely nothing to do with government policy or interagency coordination, and that was the point.