Essays on leadership, mission, and the causes behind the calendar.

April 2, 2026

4 min read

Leadership

Steady is the strategy.

Loud founders get covered. Steady founders get hired. Steady founders build things that outlive the news cycle.

March 8, 2026

4 min read

Leadership

Women at the head of the table.

What changes when the woman is not the guest at the table but the one who set it.

February 18, 2026

3 min read

Mentorship

Mentorship is a return address.

The best thing a senior leader can be is findable. The second best is patient.

January 22, 2026

4 min read

Practice

The cause before the calendar.

Before we build the run of show, we ask the only question that matters.

January 6, 2026

5 min read

Legacy

The lighthouse philosophy

My grandmother Betty Jane, a fifth grade teacher named Peggy McCabe, and why I try to shine light on as many people as possible.

October 10, 2025

4 min read

Culture

Great Place to Work, again

Culture is not a poster on the wall. Here is what repeat certification actually feels like on a Tuesday.

October 10, 2025

5 min read

Youth

Why I stand with Stand for the Silent

On bullying, the story of Ty Smalley, and why prevention has to start with the kid sitting alone at lunch.

August 20, 2025

4 min read

Education

Backpacks, pencils, and the first day of school

On the annual backpack supply drive and why the right notebook can change a kid's posture at the bus stop.

December 25, 2024

4 min read

Community

A proclamation, a toy drive, and a county that said thank you

How a holiday initiative with Vision Keepers in Montgomery County turned into a moment of collective gratitude.

November 15, 2024

4 min read

Recognition

Named National Partner of the Year by LEAD

What it meant to be recognized by Law Enforcement Against Drugs and why the real honor is the classroom.