Thinking out loud about the issues that keep marketing leaders up at night. The conversations stay off the record. The ideas don’t have to.
Let me lead with the punchline: after thirty years of showing up for other people’s brands, my own network turned out to be the best

I have been thinking a lot lately about balance, mostly because I am starting to believe we have given it far too much credit. We

Part three of three. This series is for senior marketers getting their arms around what AI means for the next phase of their careers. Part

Part two of three. This series is for senior marketers getting their arms around what AI means for the next phase of their careers. Part

Part one of three. This series is for senior marketers getting their arms around what AI means for the next phase of their careers. Part

The start of a new year always carries optimism. It also carries pressure. Budgets tighten. Expectations rise. Teams shift. Timelines compress. And in advertising and

Over the past year, The Room focused deeply on one theme: empowerment. Not the performative kind. The practical kind: Empowerment as clarity, Empowerment as choice,

I started my career in 2020. Since then, I have spent a lot of time with leaders who have been in the game longer than

Every year, November sneaks in with this gentle nudge to slow down. In an industry that moves at the speed of briefs, budgets, pitch decks,

My LinkedIn profile “About” section taunts me. It sounds like every other multi-decade professional who’s great at merging systems and people and can find effective
