Journal

Notes on leadership, culture and building what lasts

Food for Thought

Musings on Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Culture Building and more, along with practical tips to seed your vision and grow your business in alignment with your values.

October 12, 2026

Why Do the People I Trust in My Business Keep Letting Me Down?

If the same betrayal keeps happening with different people, the one constant is you, and the hope you keep handing out. What projection is, where the pattern comes from, how betrayal becomes initiation, and the four moves that heal it.

October 10, 2026

Skin in the Game: The Leadership Lesson I Had to Learn the Hard Way

When I gave my leaders authority without real stake, they faked it, dropped the ball and walked away. Seven lessons on ownership, accountability and trust that's earned, not assumed.

October 8, 2026

What Does Leadership Mentoring Actually Look Like for a Founder, and Is It Worth It?

Founders ask me three things, usually sideways: what would we actually do, how do I know it's time, and is it worth the money? Here's what a month with me looks like, from your body and mind to the beliefs running your enterprise, and a plain answer on the return.

September 28, 2026

There Has Never Been a Better Time for a Creative to Start a Business

I spent years saying what tech can't do. Then I built a website with an AI in one week, without a developer or a line of code. What that means for the one-woman show, the struggling small business, and the brick-and-mortar owner who isn't a tech person.

September 18, 2026

Struggling Enterprises Don't Need a New Strategy. They Need a Rooted Leader.

When an enterprise is struggling, the instinct is to restructure. The real fix almost always starts somewhere else: with the leader reconnecting to purpose. A field guide to healing a business from the inside out.

May 12, 2026

You Don't Need Another Coach.

Ready to Stop Choosing Between Success and a Life You Love? Find out What a Coach Does vs. What a Vision Partner Does at Rooted Vision Studio.

March 30, 2026

Rooted in Purpose: Building Endurance in an Unpredictable World

It has never been easier to start a company, and yet, it has never been harder to build one that lasts. The barriers to entry have diminished, but the barriers to endurance are higher than ever.

February 11, 2026

The Discipline of the Pause: What I Learned the Hard Way

We live in a culture that equates speed with intelligence and exhaustion with commitment. I built multiple businesses inside that belief system.

January 7, 2026

The Ache & Longing

There are days when I feel an ache in my soul—not debilitating, just a low hum I can't quite turn off. A whisper asking: Is this the right path? Am I growing enough? Should I have played it safer?

December 19, 2025

It’s Not a People Problem, It’s a System’s Breakdown

I’ve seen weak teams fail at execution, but I’ve also seen dozens of brilliant teams drained of their energy by systems that just don't serve them.

September 10, 2025

Leading With Soul: Eight Lessons for Building a Business That Lasts

Eight lessons from building Life Alive and The Hearth Food Garden, and from working with founders since: where to put your attention, why culture is the product, how to grow with soul, and how to name your kryptonite.