Inspired by the /now page movement, here's what's keeping me busy lately.

Written in September 2026 from my home base in the Pacific Northwest.

Designing Experiences (Community Building)

I am partnering with businesses and organizations to move beyond simple "events" and create genuine communities. My focus is on the strategy and design of gatherings, making sure that when people come together, they feel seen, inspired, and part of something bigger.

Some of what I'm working on right now:

  • Coworking Tuesdays: I'm running Coworking Tuesdays at Watts Brewing for the month of September, and we will see where it goes for October. After a few months of running these, I wrote about why the room you're in matters more than your strategy, and what the research on "talent hubs" actually shows.
  • Third Place Commons: I'm on the board at Third Place Commons, and we are doing a lot right now. It is the same work I wrote about in utilizing third places to raise awareness.
  • Mini bios: I just finished an experimental round of mini bios, where I interviewed people and got their bio back to them within a day.
  • A podcast: mine is launching at the end of October.

Writing and Thinking Out Loud

The biggest shift in my writing this spring has been finally being able to look back at my layoff with some distance. Getting laid off ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me, and nine months out, I finally understand what went wrong in the system I was inside. I wrote a companion piece on the quiet collapse of the "safe path" we were all handed, the one that said: get the degree, climb the ladder, retire safely.

I've also been writing about how intentional connection should be part of every business plan, and why our relationships weren't built for storms in a world of follower counts and unfollow buttons. I've also been digging into how we've outsourced our intuition to technology and what that costs us in terms of real human connection.

Connect

I separate my time into two distinct buckets. Pick the one that fits you: