Insights

What makes a workplace function well? What is the most important factor in a successful business?

Women + AI at Vanderbilt Law School. This was quite a way to start 2025.

| MAY 2025 | What defined Dawn was her innate ability to find a thread of positivity in every situation – and pull on it.

Very excited to present at the Women + AI Summit at  Vanderbilt University  on February 1, 2025. In collaboration with  Khalea Ross...

|December 2024| Being likeable and able to work with others becomes essential - collaboration is the lifeblood of the productive workplace.

|August 2024| As a fractional/vCMO, I bring strategy and value to my clients. I do this by leading people, process, and technology.

|JANUARY 11, 2024 | As a legal marketing strategist, I work closely with leaders who are striving to elevate the profile of their firms in a crowded legal services marketplace.

On New Year's Eve, Jimmy the "Chiweenie" took his first steps in yea

| November 17, 2022 | The quartz necklace I had worn each day around my neck for the two years unraveled and broke on the hardwood floor...

| September 23, 2022 | Thank you Patrick Fuller , Hank Grezlak , ALM , and ALM Intelligence for having me as a panelist along with...

| January 22, 2022 | Here’s a not-so-scientific study How are you staying calm? Thank you to the Chicago Tribune Media Group for...

| November 21, 2021 | (IMAGE: Chadwick Boseman) The protective barriers we build out of fear are often initially necessary. Survival...

| November 9, 2021 | How Should Professional Services Firms Create and Implement an Employee Advocacy Program? I am often asked for a...

| September 24, 2021 | In a Belonging environment, people feel supported and can bring candor and humanity to the workplace. I wrote this...

| September 24, 2021 | A healthcare CEO discovers the power of vulnerability and emotional IQ After the death of her newborn and the...

| September 10, 2021 | I felt a new desire to be part of something larger, to connect on deeper levels than I had ever before. Originally...

| August 20, 2021 | This article appeared in Woman Around Town and Several Other Publications Corrugated, recycled cardboard, moving...

| August 3, 2021 | For years, several of my mentors encouraged me to venture out on my own and provide strategic counsel and guidance...

| April 15, 2021 | Just before leaving New Orleans to head back to Austin, Jenn wrote this musing that was published in The Brooklyn...

| March 15, 2021 | No matter where you work, effective communication means speaking candidly and avoiding platitudes that only confuse...

| March 5, 2021 | I am honored that USA TODAY published my opinion piece during Women’s History Month about resiliency. And, that I could...

| December 2, 2020 | Three mornings a week, my yoga instructor starts class by asking participants (yogis) to “set an intention for our...

[November 17, 2020 | Thank you to Fast Company for publishing my article, "6 ways to root out morale-depleting fear among your...

| September 11, 2020 | How Carole King Lifted Spirits in New York After the Infamous 2001 Attacks. The Wall Street Journal published my...

| August 4, 2020 | There has never been a greater opportunity to disrupt the disruption that’s happening across the supply chain. Rewrite...

| June 24, 2020 | How do you put your ideas into action at any stage of your career and develop a niche with today’s marketplace in mind?

| June 16, 2020 | At two years old, my daughter spilled some finger paint on her drawing and said, “Uh oh.” I responded, “I see a...

| March 12, 2020| Business Response to Employees During the Global Pandemic Will Impact Bottom Lines for Many Years On March 11, 2020, I...

| February 13, 2020 | Move over George Clooney, Chris Hemsworth, Denzel Washington and Kate Upton. FULL DISCLOSURE: This is in jest as I...

| February 12, 2020 | In the second half of The Legal S/ant podcast, I enjoyed chatting with two exceptional people, Vanessa Petrea and...

| February 5, 2020 | One of the most effective components of marketing is thought leadership content. With today’s available palette of...

| January 14, 2020 | It is a new decade. No matter where you look, you cannot escape ads promising a better you in two weeks. Every...

| January 8, 2020 | Early in my career I had a tremendous opportunity to work on a project directly with the highest commanding officer...

| December 10, 2019 | It was a pleasure to be a guest on Good2BSocial’s Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast with Guy Alvarez to define content...

| November 21, 2019 | As a Chief Dot Connector, I have the privilege of connecting the dots among strategy, technology, service offerings...

| November 8, 2019 | Should Your Firm Take a Step Back in 2020 to Help it Move Forward? Nostalgia is recognized as a valuable marketing...

| October 17, 2019 | By utilizing multinational business and travel experiences in communications, negotiations

| June 2, 2019 | In many organizations and law firms, the CMO must work with the CFO even before a final budget is presented to the...

| September 20, 2019 | Read any headline about the fastest growing cities in America, and Austin is among the top of the list. After all,...

| September 19, 2019 | Originally Published in Today's Parent. Like many couples, my husband and I chose to write our own wedding vows....

| August 15, 2019 | Originally published on the Austin Chapter, American Marketing Association Insights.  Tip #1:Own your pitch. Tip #2:...

| July 18, 2019 | Originally published in Forbes. Over the past several months, I have found several ways by which 10 minutes a day has...

| June 27, 2019 | (Originally published in The American Lawyer - subscription required to view full article). Law firms of all sizes...

| April 18, 2019 | If you were asked to give a Ted Talk – what is the one thing you would feel most comfortable delivering for eighteen...