On this International Women’s Day, I honor a mentor who has shaped my life for over 40 years - my sister. Her influence in my life extends far beyond my admiration; it is a masterclass in resilience, focus, and leadership. Through her, I have come … [Continue reading]
This is a follow-up to The Cost of Doing Good, where I challenged the social impact sector - particularly foundations - to pause and ask some uncomfortable questions about the prevailing push toward impact investing. The first article wasn’t a … [Continue reading]
There’s a quiet complacency that creeps in when a nation has known peace, prosperity, and relative stability for so long. It’s almost seductive. We start to assume that what worked before will somehow carry us forward. That the formulas we … [Continue reading]
A job search feels like a numbers game. Until you realize it’s not. It’s not about the hundred applications you send, the ten interviews you get, or the five follow-ups you schedule. In the end, you don’t need a hundred acceptances. You need … [Continue reading]
When it comes to the social impact sector, and especially philanthropy, everyone - or almost everyone - is now carrying the flag of impact investing. It’s the movement of our time, the banner under which finance is expected to find its moral … [Continue reading]
There’s a certain kind of noise that comes with political tension. It can rattle the room, hijack the headlines, and, if we’re not careful, cloud the relationships that matter most. But when the subject is tariffs, trade, and cross-border … [Continue reading]
Failure is a ruthless teacher. It doesn’t coddle, doesn’t ask for permission, and certainly doesn’t arrive at a convenient time. Yet, for all its brutality, failure is a master sculptor. It chisels away arrogance, exposes assumptions, and reveals … [Continue reading]
It’s baffling how often the simplest ideas go unnoticed until they’re said aloud by someone with a platform. You know the moment - the one where you’ve been mulling over a thought for ages, and then an influencer, a person with authority, … [Continue reading]
We spent decades building marketing campaigns around people’s age, gender, race, and income - as if those boxes could tell us who someone is and why they make decisions. For a long time, it worked, or at least it appeared to. Demographics were … [Continue reading]