Insights on Building Mission-Driven Organizations
Practical lessons from 15+ years of leadership across nonprofits, real estate, and healthtech. Topics include AI implementation, nonprofit operations, business systems, and what it takes to scale organizations without losing your mission.
Why I Stopped Chasing Inbox Zero (and What I Do Instead)
For a long time, I thought Inbox Zero was the goal.
If my inbox was empty, I felt clear. In control. Productive. Like I had actually finished something.
But eventually I noticed the pattern. The cleaner my inbox got, the busier my days felt. More replying. More sorting. More “just one more thing.” I wasn’t doing better work. I was just better at moving emails around.
From the Pharmacy to the Fundraiser: My Unexpected Journey to Stupid Cancer
At the age of 15, I worked as a Pharmacy Technician for the local mom and pop, Islip Pharmacy. A job at CVS followed, then our community hospital. I loved it, however, I knew I wasn’t going to be a Pharmacist when I got a 62 in high school chemistry. Even my failing grade had a bit of creative curving upward. It was obvious that my pharmacy career would have a ceiling and an eventual stopping point. Luckily, I was pretty good on the computer, and tech became my primary focus.
My Supercharged Email Management Strategy
Managing multiple email inboxes has become all too real in 2019. Personal email, school email, work email, your project, your other project. For years, the Gmail app was my go-to. Flipping between inboxes seemed like the best there ever could be. The thought of a native app with multiple logged-in email accounts plus efficiency?