Apr 29, 2021The power of music curation 🎧How to use music to shape atmosphere and transform experiences — I’ve been making mixtapes since I was 12 years old. My friend Mike and I used to stay up all night in his mom’s chicken coop, feverishly passing music back and forth, picking songs to create “the perfect” mixtape. Finding new music and creating mixes became an obsession. Fast forward…Músic4 min readMúsic4 min read
Published in Late Nite Art Learning Library·Mar 2, 2021Beyond the screen, there is a human being.A call for humanization — I begin many of my online workshops with the same question: “What is one role you play outside of your work?” While facilitating a program with a group of MBA students in Guadalajara, Mexico, one young man shouted “I’m going to be a Dad!” The whole room erupted in cheers…Team Building6 min readTeam Building6 min read
Jan 30, 2021Shedding a Skin: 2020, A Year In Review“We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.” — Patti Smith — Some people called 2020 a dumpster fire. For others, it was an opportunity to shed a skin and begin a new chapter. This is my attempt to piece through this extra-ordinary year — to uncover the gems, reflect on the struggle, and highlight the peaks and valleys that defined my experience. I won’t lie and say this…202015 min read202015 min read
Published in Late Nite Art Learning Library·Nov 11, 2020A recipe for building connection online.For the last 8 years, I’ve led creative trainings for teams around the globe, transforming the typical business gathering into an unforgettable and connective experience. Just imagine. Business executives writing collaborative poems to solve the challenges that keep them up at night. Engineers doodling to let go of their inner…Team Building3 min readTeam Building3 min read
Feb 7, 2020Sip From the Creative Well: 2019 Year In Review“Follow the omens.” — Paulo Coelho — 2019 was a blur. A month back, if you had asked me what happened last year, I might have looked at you with a blank, overwhelmed stare. You know that feeling when you’ve done so much but you can’t remember any of it? So, over the last few months, I decided to slow wayyyy…New Years Resolutions18 min readNew Years Resolutions18 min read
