My Happy Place, Recharged! The National Speakers Association Influence conference in Scottsdale is my professional RESET button. Five days with 900 other speakers—learning, laughing, crying, dancing—and filling my brain and heart so I can bring even more value to you. I drink my own Kool-Aid by following the strategies in my Optimize Conferences podcast episode: take breaks, process notes daily, and walk away with just three actions. A dedicated Design Day in late August to explore AI tools -...

Let’s stop designing meetings made for mirrors and multitasking You wouldn’t hold a mirror to your face in a real meeting… so why are we doing it on Zoom? In this new episode of the Health-Powered Productivity podcast, I share practical ways to design meetings for neurodivergent brains and why it makes meetings better for everyone. We cover: Why self-view is making you tired What Zoom dysmorphia is (and why it’s real) When chat becomes a distraction instead of a feature How to shift from a...

RaderCo is Reclaiming Workdays! Urban Design Partners are Reclaiming Their Workday! I’ve been in full speaking mode, helping over 800 accountants reclaim focus and manage remote work without feeling overwhelmed. Meanwhile, our Software Specialist, Dawn Bjork, led a brilliant session training Executive and Administrative Assistants at a biotech company on how to actually use Microsoft Copilot. I say actually because let’s be honest, AI still has a ways to go. Two things to remember with AI:...