International Women's Day

To every woman I’ve had the chance to work with, teach alongside, or learn from. Thank you.

Today is International Women’s Day, and I have some people to thank.

Over the past several years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside hundreds of women through AWE, WeBC, in my courses, and the classrooms I’ve had the honour of teaching in.

And I’ll be honest. They’ve taught me more than I’ve taught them.

I’ve watched women walk into a room doubting themselves and leave having built something they didn’t think was possible. I’ve watched founders wrestle with hard decisions and make the right ones. I’ve watched students ask the questions that made me rethink things I thought I already knew.

The women who shaped my career didn’t do it with grand gestures. They did it by showing up, doing the work, and refusing to accept “that’s just how it’s done” as a good enough answer.

My mom. My daughter. My partner Colleen. Colleagues who called me out when I needed it and backed me up when it mattered.

I carry all of them into every room I walk into.

To every woman I’ve had the chance to work with, teach alongside, or learn from. Thank you. What you’re building matters. The standard you hold is raising the bar for everyone around you.

Go do something remarkable today.