The energy of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy is “Why the fuck should I ever have to apologize for anything I do?” It’s the energy of power and self-protection, of personal ease and stability. I value contribution and care, personal growth and progress. That’s just me. I want to do meaningful work with people who share [Keep Reading…]
Archives for 2020
Celebrating 15 Years in Business
15 years in business today. What started as freelance web design for small businesses turned into UX consulting for renowned institutions and has since become executive coaching and culture change for progressive leaders. I am filled with so much gratitude to get to do this work. I am in love with my clients. I am [Keep Reading…]
Sample Coaching Program: Creative Director
Purpose: To lead your agency in becoming more of a strategic partner to your clients, enabling everyone to do their best work. Outcomes: You will offer your innate gifts to meet critical organizational needs. You will learn new methods that adapt your creative skills to a more technical environment. You will develop junior staff through [Keep Reading…]
Client Testimonial: Anita Stubenrauch
Anita StubenrauchSocial Impact Speechwriter and Storytellerhttps://www.causeeffectcreative.com/Murphys, CA Whitney felt like a mirror in which I was reflected back as more powerful than I ever imagined. Anita helps social impact leaders tell their hero story and runs a 14-acre retreat center in the Sierra Foothills. She authored Apple’s credo and was Angela Ahrendts’ personal [Keep Reading…]
In Memoriam: Barbara and David Young
It’s been a rather intense week. My glamorous Great Aunt Barbara passed away on Monday, just five weeks after we laid her husband to rest, my beloved Uncle Davey. They were inseparable in life, and now are together again forevermore. Dave is the youngest of my maternal grandmother’s siblings. Their entire generation is now gone [Keep Reading…]
Sea Change Yogathon at Home
Spending the day in the Sea Change Yogathon, a full day of yoga (from the comfort of my own home) to benefit this amazing organization that offers trauma-informed yoga classes to populations who would not generally have access to the healing practices of yoga. I attended the Sea Change Yogathon in person last year, and [Keep Reading…]
Interesting conversations I had this week
Last month I decided to start capturing the array of interesting conversations and meaningful insights I have each week. Here’s what’s sticking with me today. The unique grief of losing a beloved family member who you wanted to pass on because they hadn’t been themselves for far too long. That moment when you find out [Keep Reading…]
Interesting conversations I had this week
Last week I decided to start capturing the vast array of interesting conversations I have each week. Here’s what’s sticking with me today. Every tooth is an organ, and a root canal is a way of keeping a dead, diseased, toxic decaying organ inside of you. This made a lot of sense to me. And [Keep Reading…]
Interesting conversations I had this week
I’ve decided to start capturing some of the most interesting tidbits or nuggets of wisdom from conversations I have each week. As a coach, I have a lot of conversations, with a lot of different types of people, from all over the world. Topics range from design and careers and business, to vision and strategy [Keep Reading…]
Client Testimonial: Sarah Baker Mills
Sarah Baker MillsHead of Designhttps://sarahbakermills.com/Chapel Hill, NC Whitney showed me that I already had the toolbox to approach leadership challenges in the same way as design problems. Sarah is Head of Design for ConsenSys where she cultivates a decentralized and distributed team of designers worldwide. She was previously Product Design Leader for Blockchain [Keep Reading…]
