“Be Stupid, Stay Honest”: The Power of Leading Without Ego

Letting Go of the Need to Be the Smartest in the Room Somewhere along the line, we were taught that leadership meant having all the answers. To be taken seriously, you had to speak with authority, never show doubt, and definitely never say, “I don’t know.” But here’s what I’ve learned after years of building […]

“Cartoon Deaths and Cliff Jumps”: The Art of Failing Without Fear

Falling on Your Face (and Laughing About It Later) You ever watch one of those old cartoons where a character walks off a cliff, hangs in midair for a beat, and only falls once they realize there’s nothing beneath them? That’s what starting something new often feels like. And honestly, I’ve learned to love it. […]