Being your best self: Mirrors & Breadcrumbs

Being your best self: Mirrors & Breadcrumbs

I recently recorded an Asians in Advertising podcast with Lori. She asked some great questions and we focused our conversation around how to be at our best. My secret to being at my best? Mirrors. And how I deepen engagement with my coworkers? Breadcrumbs. Interested?...
What’s your leadership brand?

What’s your leadership brand?

We returned from safari to the wildfires of LA. It’s been a tumultuous time in the city… heartbreak, loss, anxiety, tragedy. Laini and I were minimally impacted living in Westwood, but so many colleagues and friends suffered immense loss. In moments like...
Orbiting the Giant Hairball

Orbiting the Giant Hairball

On a recent podcast, David asked me about the key contributor to my career success. Over the years, the answer has evolved and I surprised myself with the response, “orbiting the giant hairball.” Man, I’ve said this before – podcasts are the...
Getting from Weird to Wonder

Getting from Weird to Wonder

Might this headline reflect your life journey? It resonates as part of my own journey growing in wisdom and maturity. Remember being a kid, when the girl with braces seemed weird? How about the boy who brought kimchi in his lunch? Totally weird. And the twins who were...
Becoming unbreakable

Becoming unbreakable

Someone recently commented that I seemed particularly resilient. She asked, “Were you born this way?” I don’t think we’re born resilient…in fact, rather the opposite. We are born malleable, entering the world with softness, easily dented… even bruised. So,...