“I Had to Cut the Perfectionism”—How Averi Drummer Found Power in Her Own Voice Found Power in Her Own Voice Sienna Avery Feruzi didn’t wait for permission. A Christian, womanist author, educator, and advocate, she’s on a mission to amplify the voices of ethnic women...

“You Don’t Have to Be Perfect”—How Brigitte Cutshall Turned Loss, Cancer, and Corporate Burnout into Creative Freedom For most of her early career, Brigitte Cutshall did what many Gen Xers were taught to do: get the degree, land the corporate job, climb the ladder. It...

There’s a moment many professionals fear—and few talk about—where the success they’ve spent years chasing suddenly starts to feel like a cage. For Ling-Ling Nie, that moment came in a hospital bed, on the eve of surgery, watching her life slow to a halt while the rest...

Chris Wolstenholme was good at what he did. Hospitality was his world for over 20 years—working across continents, running restaurants, managing people, hitting bonuses. The kind of job where you know your role, know your worth, and know that paycheck is going to land...

If you’ve ever started something from scratch, you’ll get where Jeffro Fulkerson is coming from. You build it, you make the mistakes, you figure it out. And if you’re lucky? You learn enough to keep going. When I sat down with Jeffro, the guy behind FroBro, his...

When you think about jumping into franchising, it can look like a straightforward way to own a business without the guesswork. But as I talked to Greg Mohr, an author and franchise consultant, I realized it’s anything but a “plug-and-play” experience. Greg’s got this...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had my fill of reality TV that feels like it’s all smoke and mirrors. We’re overloaded with content that’s all flash, no substance. So, when I sat down with Bob Cefail, the president of American Stories, what really hooked me was his...

If you’ve ever worked in corporate America, there’s probably been a moment when you’ve thought, “What the hell am I doing here?” Long hours, endless meetings, and that nagging feeling that you’re meant to do something more. Shahrukh Zahir, CEO of Right Fit Advisors,...

Here’s the thing most people don’t get about sales—it’s not about the fancy pitch or the bells and whistles that make you look good for five minutes. The real work happens in the less glamorous stuff: showing up consistently, being a little stubborn, and putting in...

When I got into this conversation with Rich Brooks, it didn’t take long to realize this guy isn’t your typical marketing guru. He’s got nearly three decades of experience, yet he’s not caught up in the flashiness or latest trends that seem to come and go. Instead,...