2 Weeks on Maui. August 2023. I landed back in Colorado from Maui just before 6AM on August 19th, 2023. My partner, Alex, and I arrived with a handful of other weary travelers on an almost empty flight, after spending 2 weeks on the island during the most devastating wildfire…

Building truly mission-driven organizations is a worthy, if challenging, cause. We understand the principles: define a purpose, inspire people to bring their best thinking and full extent of their talents to bear to achieve it, foster a sense of connection and community that has members receive real benefit and gratification…

Lit Up — April’s Prompt: Distraction

There is a place where sun crosses into shadow

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can,” she remarked one day, after much water had passed under the bridge of her life. As it turns out, life is a twisting and winding adventure, if we allow it to be. Having been…

Almost exactly 10 years ago, I came across Jane Chen, a pioneering entrepreneur who designed an innovative incubator to save children in the developing world. I first came across Jane’s work on a trip to the Stanford d.school where her class project led to this pioneering invention. At the time…

Ok, I’ll admit that since I woke up on Wednesday morning, I’ve been searching for some way to make sense of where we are today and where we go from here. Stunning, right?! I’m sure I’m the only one. In the spirit of full disclosure, I campaigned for Hillary, I…