In my early entrepreneurial years, I stumbled into a growth strategy that, at the time, felt both unconventional and incredibly powerful. We invested in domain names that carried search engine optimized keywords, and then we built an ecosystem of micro-sites around them. Each micro-site was … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2025
The Quiet Power of Knowing Your Worth
There is a moment in every person’s life when they realize that words are not just sounds, thoughts are not just fleeting clouds, and presence is not just physical occupation of space. Words can heal or wound. Thoughts can expand or shrink your world. Presence can shift the energy of an entire … [Read more...]
Head and Heart Are Not Enemies
For a long time, I thought of myself as someone who leaned more one way than the other. You know the familiar framing: some people are “head” people, proud of their logic and rationality, while others are “heart” people, driven by feeling, passion, and instinct. Like most, I chose a side. And … [Read more...]
Building the Ground Before Chasing the Sky: An AI Strategy for Nonprofits
The excitement around artificial intelligence has been nothing short of electric. It has captured headlines, imaginations, and boardroom agendas everywhere. Yet, as with every wave of innovation, the early rush of enthusiasm eventually collides with reality. For many organizations, the promise … [Read more...]
The Pendulum of Awe and Dismissal: Why We Need a Clearer Lens on AI
The most fascinating thing about artificial intelligence right now is not the technology itself, but how we are responding to it. Walk into any conversation about AI and you’ll notice the pendulum swing violently between two extremes. On one side, it is hailed as the arrival of something akin to … [Read more...]
The Quiet Power of Having Someone in Your Corner
In every team I have ever worked with, one truth has always stood out to me: people flourish when they know someone has their back. It is not about grand gestures or heroic interventions, but about the quiet, steady presence that assures a colleague they will not be left to fall alone. That … [Read more...]
Great time to buy a home in Ottawa!
✨🏡 Ottawa Friends - Let’s Talk Real Estate! ✨ Why keep paying someone else’s mortgage when those same dollars could be growing your own equity each month? 📈💰 Right now, there are some incredible opportunities for homebuyers in Ottawa - and I mean the kind you don’t want to scroll past. … [Read more...]
GPT-5: The Tipping Point in Our Generative AI Journey
There are moments in technology when you realize the ground beneath you is shifting - not slowly, but with a velocity that demands attention. I believe one of those moments is here, and it’s called GPT-5. Having spent decades navigating the evolving world of artificial intelligence, from … [Read more...]
The Uneasy Gift of Becoming
One of the surest signs of progress in life and leadership is that looking back often makes us uncomfortable. We revisit an old project and wonder how we could have thought it was complete. We recall a decision that once felt confident and now see all the flaws in our reasoning. We hear our … [Read more...]