“Leadership Is…” – Live Presentation

“Leadership Is…” – Live Presentation

May 7, 2019 | No BS Blog

Leadership is: InclusiveResponsibleTrustworthy This is the full talk I gave at a Portland meetup for software quality engineers (RCSQE). I was invited to speak and, at first, considered trying to come up with a stand-alone talk focused on ‘quality’. In the...

Fighting The Windmill

May 19, 2018 | No BS Blog

Even my own father told me I was like Don Quixote fighting the windmill. It’s one thing when it feels like the world is against you. But it’s extra tough when your family is, too. I didn’t let it stop me. It fueled me. I surged ahead boldly. And...

Nobody Would Hire Me

May 17, 2018 | No BS Blog

Nobody would hire me in my field out of college. I was working retail (auto parts) and took a lower paying job in the warehouse of a company I wanted to work for. It was humiliating. But I worked the crap out of that job. I always volunteered to help out in any...
On Receiving Advice

On Receiving Advice

May 14, 2018 | No BS Blog

I received very direct, “that idea can’t work” advice from a fellow founder today. I felt like this pic. But the truth is, after I slept on it, he was 100% right. It’s better to get some hard truth now and then, and stay on course, than to only...