Had an amazing call w Jarome McKenzie | Growth & Exit CFO yesterday. Solid guy. Learned a ton. He thinks different. And his story is amazing. And this am I signed up for Shannon Jean mastermind. Why? Not to buy and sell stuff (necessarily) but to learn and explore a new mindset. Today I will

And I’m sure the memories you and your kids have from that amazing garage reno - along with those pictures of you enjoying the door that goes up and down - will be fun to look back on when you’re 60 to reminisce over. I’ll choose the 15k I spent to take my family to Europe over

Funny enough, a 5th grader taught me one of my favorite business lessons. My daughter wanted to launch a school newspaper. But printing was outdated. So we asked: could it be an app instead? And then got to work. Step 1: We hired a developer Step 2: We tested it and fixed

I’m having fun w all the VAs retwit uses to send cold outreach.

Think of resilience as weightlifting for your career. It’s something you have to build. Think about toddlers learning to walk. They stand up, fall down, and try again. If they didn’t, they’d never walk. Business works the same way. You get stronger by trying again.

Just had a call with an ops leader at a well-funded startup. Surrounded by smart people. Plenty of good ideas. Sounds great, right? But he’s already realized something we all have to learn the hard way: Ideas aren’t enough. They actually have to be doable in the real world.

Problem-solving isn’t about fixing everything at once. It’s about finding the first loose thread and being willing to pull until progress shows. Along my journey, I found the key to solving complex problems. Start small. Stay curious. And don’t be afraid to try again when the

Done this for years w Fresh Clean Threads. Black, charcoal gray and light gray. When they started making polos I added those as well (to be fancy like). I am like a toddler w Garanimals (throwback reference). No thinking on what I’m wearing whatsoever.

You don’t need EVERY answer to start. Sometimes you just need Google, persistence, and the grit to keep calling until someone answers the phone. Success isn’t about knowing it all upfront. It’s about using the tools around you, asking questions, and pushing through until the

Sometimes the best plan is simply: get over the water. We were supposed to fly to Barcelona for a cruise. Missed the connection. No way to make it in time. So we pivoted. Booked Madrid instead. Back of the plane, economy seats, didn’t matter. We made it work. Flexibility >

Progress is messy. You can always see your goal in the distance. But your next 3 moves? Sometimes they’re unpredictable. Clarity grows as you move forward towards your goal. And once you look back, that “messy” progress starts to look like momentum.

Money is the cart, not the horse. I’ve done well financially. But that’s never been the ultimate scoreboard for me. Impact is. Because when you create impact and deliver real value, the money follows. These days, what drives me is: 1. Impact 2. Relationships 3. Learning

If you want pep talks, hire a coach. If you want progress, call an advisor. Founders need traction. That’s why I’m not a cold-call coach. I sit with you, work the problem, and make sure you leave with a plan you can execute right away. Because action is the great separator

Stop putting people on pedestals. There’s no magic group making all the decisions. A lot of founders hold themselves back because they believe the people in the room know more, are smarter, or have some secret edge. But it’s just people. Imperfect, opinionated, human. And