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Stop Building a Website. Start Building a World.

2/13/2026

Most people build a website like it’s a checkbox. A digital menu. A polished brochure. A “Here are my services, please pick one” kind of situation.

But if you’re a visionary leader, a coach, a consultant, a founder, a creative, a public leader… you already know…

You are not selling a service. You are inviting people into a way of seeing and a way of being. And that’s why “building a website” keeps feeling weird, heavy, and honestly… kind of pointless.

Because what you actually need isn’t a website. You need a world...

4 Common Website Mistakes

2/12/2026

Unless they’re coming to me for a messaging refresh, a lot of times folks come to me for messaging support after they’ve already built out a website. And not gonna lie…that usually pains me, because we ultimately have to go back and do the necessary foundational work, which also means rewriting the website.

So let’s talk about common website mistakes I see people make all the time, so that you can save yourself time, money, and energy.

Website Ecosystem Strategy: Brand Voice, Web Copy, and Email Welcome Sequence

2/11/2026

If you’re still treating your website like an item on your marketing to-do list, then it will perform like one. Random. Isolated. Easy to ignore. Because your website is not the whole strategy. It is one critical part of an entire ecosystem.

And when it’s built in isolation, it becomes the place people land…then leave. Not because you’re not brilliant. Not because your offer isn’t powerful. But because your ecosystem is missing the pieces that help someone go from “Wait… this person is interesting” to “Okay, I trust them” to “I’m in. How do we work together?”

Why Your Social Media Can't Replace Your Website

1/28/2026

When you’re starting out, some folks will tell you not to worry about a website yet. “Just use LinkedIn. Just use Instagram.” And if it’s set up well, that can be good enough.

But if you’ve already started establishing yourself — if people are finding you, referring you, and considering hiring you — you don’t want your credibility living inside an app you don’t own.

Social media is the coffee shop date. Your website is where you invite people into your world.

Because LinkedIn, IG, and TikTok are designed for discovery. They’re built for scroll-stopping moments, quick connection, and “wait, I like ‘em” energy.

But your website?

4 Lessons from Ditching a Framework I Loved

1/19/2026

Over the last few months, I developed a couple of frameworks for my approaches to storytelling to organize myself and create a shared language my clients and I can use.

Fully embracing my self-proclaimed "witchy era," I came up with a framework to name the process of how we really bring out the magic in our storytelling--WITCHY.

It worked perfectly. Each letter captured the critical steps and elements of how I tell powerful, impactful stories that resonate with targeted audiences. I was so excited to share this with everyone that I put it on my website, shared it during a workshop.

And it all came together perfectly in a double-layered framework for my methods: First we get SMART, then we get WITCHY.

But my gut kept trying to tell me something...

SMART Storytelling

1/19/2026

You're putting yourself out there. You're showing up–at events, in one-on-one conversations, on social media, at community gatherings, in pitch meetings, during your launch, while canvassing door-to-door.

And yet... people still don't seem to get you.

They're not connecting with your message the way you hoped. They're nodding politely but not engaging. They're not remembering what you said. Or worse…they're misunderstanding what you're actually trying to communicate.

And it's frustrating as hell, because you know you have something valuable to offer. You know your work matters. You know you're here to make a real impact.

So why isn't it landing?

Year of the Snake Reflection

12/28/2025

Like many of you, 2025 started off slowly for me. I tried easing myself back into work while caring for a newborn, but the quiet made me uneasy. Before the baby arrived, I had momentum. Real momentum. And I caught myself thinking, I love my babies, but why does my business always seem to take a hit when I have one?

But January has been slow for me for several years now. Not just this year. Not just postpartum. A pattern. And it made me wonder if maybe the issue was not my capacity, but my expectations. Who decided we’re supposed to hit rocket speed the moment the calendar flips to January 1? What if the pressure to sprint at the start of the year is the thing that’s misaligned?

The Wicked Truth About Fear-Based Marketing

12/7/2025

I finally watched Wicked: For Good with my son the other day. And the day after, he asked me “How come Madame Morrible told people that Elphaba wanted to kill them when it wasn’t true?”

I told him that sometimes people try to gain power by scaring people. They try to get people to do mean or wrong things by scaring them.

And as I said this to him, I couldn’t help but think about how common marketing tactics are rooted in the same kind of fear-mongering.

If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable or even grossed out by marketing, it’s because you were experiencing harm. Once I realized this and understood this about marketing, I realized I did not want to participate in this kind of marketing–and that there had to be another way.

What Your Content Has Been Subtweeting Your Brand All Year

11/28/2025

Before you write one more “new year, new content strategy” list, I want you to listen to the content you already created in 2025.

Because whether you meant to or not, your content has been subtweeting your brand all year.

Not just your branding—the fonts and colors.
Your brand: the story people tell about you when you’re not in the room.

This week, instead of jumping into a new plan, I want you to do something quieter and much more honest:

Let your own content tell you who you’ve been.

When a Word Stops Making Us Think

11/21/2025

Off of last week's post inspired by the New York Times' op-ed asking whether “Liberal Feminism Ruined the Workplace," I thought more about one of the things that stood out in that article.

The word “woke” (or a version of it) came up at least 50 times throughout the op-ed. It felt like a teenager discovering a cool new term and wouldn’t stop using it.

But that repetition isn’t accidental, stylistic, or neutral. Because when a single word shows up that often, one of two things happens:

It either becomes weaponized or meaningless. Let's explore what happens in either of these situations.