Hi there, Ideas don’t move because they’re loud.They move because people trust the voice behind them. This year’s Women’s Leadership Summit is built around one powerful truth: Collective Influence: How Ideas Actually Move Not through titles.Not through force.But through connection, credibility, and shared belief. Women’s Summit 2026 is designed for leaders who know that influence today isn’t about having the most answers—it’s about knowing how to shape thinking, align people, and move ideas...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, I think I want ease and creativity to be my compass next year. Progress is better than perfection, right? I believe in the sh*tty first draft philosophy, so instead of not revealing my next year's intention until it's fully baked, I like revealing my working draft. How do you want to show up in 2026? It's your life and your journey and you get to choose. 🌟 Moments We’re Celebrating 💙 A Raving Thank You to Our 2025 Partners Your commitment to leadership development, community, and...
29 days ago • 2 min read
Dear Reader, I was recently featured in Voyage Phoenix, where I had the chance to reflect on some of the life lessons, challenges, and defining moments that have shaped my work and my approach to leadership. This conversation goes deeper than my usual posts — into purpose, impact, legacy, and what it truly means to keep growing. If you’re curious about the stories behind the work I do, or you’re simply looking for a thoughtful read with your morning coffee, I’d love for you to take a look. 👉...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, The #1 challenge that leaders are asking us to help solve right now is… Succession planning. Lately, we’ve been hearing the same story from nearly every client — they promote great people into leadership roles, then toss them straight into the deep end. In this quick video, I’ll walk you through a simple 3-step framework that helps new leaders stay afloat and actually thrive. Click HERE to watch. - Julie 📚 Resources & Upcoming Events SIGN UP NOW FOR BURST COACHING! Limited offer...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Reader, It started with not wanting to waste money. My son used an online tutoring service in high school to help with the final push before graduation 2 years ago. Now our family had 40 hours to use up in 90 days before they expired. When I discovered that Spanish was a subject they tutored in, I switched the student from him to me. I hadn’t officially studied Spanish for 15 years, and I was ready to jump back in. I have dreams of living in a Spanish-speaking country for parts of the...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Dear Reader, Do you ever underestimate your impact? I do. But then a week ago, I received this. "In a 2020 training, you discussed the toxicity of gossip and how to identify gossip. It resonated so deeply with me that it led me to reexamine the conversations I choose to have and call out both myself and my coworkers when conversations veer into gossip. As a leadership team, we are really wrestling with the divisiveness of gossip and cliques in my work group right now, and I have repeated your...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, I grew up in a family that didn't tell stories. That's not entirely true. The women didn't; we were fast and furious. We would never debrief movies before watching the next one. We'd plan the next vacation while on the current one. But then, there's the men. They tended to be long-winded, elaborate storytellers, sharing yarns of yesteryear that I cared nothing about. I thought I hated stories. Until I was asked to come up with my own as a trainer. Now, it's my hardest-won...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, We were in the boss’s living room and were about to have a leadership team retreat. Just 7 people on this health services team. I love these cozy, informal-feeling retreats. The topic to address was feedback. They wanted to create a culture of feedback seeking, and they were concerned that so many of their staff seemed defensive when receiving feedback, and then some would gossip about it; lots of indirect communication. I asked 2 questions. Do you give more positive or...
7 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Reader, I’m sitting in our medical lab, about to host our monthly team meeting. Twenty faculty members are cramming in between their classes for this meeting. I’m the dean of education, and we have no proper meeting room, so here we are. This is 18 years ago. This is the same lab where I have been asked to do things not in my job description, like give blood for phlebotomy students learning to use needles and urine to test. Thank goodness they never gave me a surprise pregnancy...
8 months ago • 3 min read