I hit a milestone today. A year ago, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. This is definitely a divergence from my normal blog post topics. However, I want to use my platform to raise awareness and share my perspective on this autoimmune disease. …

December 22, 2014, exactly 6 years ago today, I wrote an email that would change my life forever. A few months later, it played a role in the most batshit crazy 18 days of my entire career. It seems like yesterday and a hundred years ago all at the same…

This is Part Four of a four part series: Part One: Hiring Part Two: Stories of my most exceptional hires- How I knew they were right for the role and where they are now Part Three: Community Team Onboarding Part Four: Reorgs & Team Structure When I look back at…

Sharing Is Caring. Hearing Is Endearing. List-nin’ Is Better Than Whistlin’ 👂🏼 > 😗 I learn so much from the people I work with. I cannot stress enough how important it is for leaders to give teams a safe space to share their ideas. Even ideas that seem simple or crazy can have a huge impact. I still use one of those ideas to…

A Surprise in Vienna 🇦🇹 Bundled from head to toe in our warmest gear my boyfriend (now husband) and I walked into Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. It was December 2013. I had just placed my headphones over my head for our self-guided tour when I felt my phone buzz. I was working at Atlassian…

This is Part Three of a four part series: Part One: Hiring Part Two: Stories of my most exceptional hires- How I knew they were right for the role and where they are now Part Three: Community Team Onboarding Part Four: Reorgs Congratulations! You’ve just hired an amazing new member…

🎶 I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I really, really, really wanna zigazig ah 🎶 That’s going to be stuck in your head alllll day now. You’re welcome. I made a commitment this year to share my knowledge and spend time doing work…

This is Part Two of a four part series: Part One: Hiring Part Two: Stories of my most exceptional hires- How I knew they were right for the role and where they are now Part Three: Community Team Onboarding Part Four: Reorgs I Don’t Mean To Brag But… 🙌🏻 I mentioned in my first post of this…

This is Part One of a four part series: Part One: Hiring Part Two: Stories of my most exceptional hires- How I knew they were right for the role and where they are now Part Three: Community Team Onboarding Part Four: Reorgs Headcount. Glorious, Beautiful Headcount. 👥 So many community professionals have felt the pain…