A simple explainer on what public affairs is and isn’t

If job security is no longer a given, what does safety look like in public work and who gets to have it?

AI is reshaping the field, but relationships, judgment, and trust still set us apart.

What happens when purpose isn’t enough.

Reflections on ambition, authenticity, and reshaping public affairs work for a new era.

On skill, invention, and the lessons that stick.

On the stories we tell ourselves when things go wrong and what failure does (and doesn’t) mean.

On showing up, not for applause, but because you have to.

A few thoughts on humor, sarcasm, and surviving the serious stuff.

On tact, timing, and navigating the hard stuff without losing your voice.

Some notes on contracts, expectations, and getting paid when you’re in external-facing work from a non-lawyer.

Some thoughts on what happens when things get tense and how I’m learning to respond.

On the job hunt, business development, and remembering you’re not the sum of someone else’s yes.

Notes from the field when you feel like everyone else has it figured out.

Professional development, without the $1,200 bootcamp.

On ditching the cringe and building real connections.