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At my grandma’s birthday party last week, my sister-in-law asked me, “So, what exactly does a director of strategic partnerships do?” I gave her the quickest elevator pitch I could: “I curate a marketplace for game developers to find service partners.” And everyone pretty quickly went on with their lives. But, this question about what I do is one I love answering because it’s more than a job title. It’s a way of problem-solving, building something and connecting in partnershi

It’s been a really long time since I was excited to go to work. This evening, as I was watering the garden and deadheading the flowers, ...

We are looking at work experience wrong. I have worked a lot of different jobs. My favorite one was on the river as a white water raft...

Searching for a job right now is tough! My journey since being laid off December 2023 has been confusing, stressful, and full of moments...

Language is our humanity, Brené Brown explains in Braving the Wilderness. We use language to relate to each other, and over time, we...

This was originally written for and posted on the PDXWIT blog before the non-profit was closed. I had the honor of discussing these...

This post was originally written for and posted on PDXWIT blog before the non-profit was closed. I had the honor if discussing these...

I did not realize there was going to be a Part 2! (Part 1 here) Negotiating a house sale was really exciting, and the closing process on...

I am writing this from my very first house. Almost a week ago, I officially closed on the cabin. In my bedroom, my new mattress sits on...