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.
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.
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.