Come see me speak LIVE on Zoom, Tuesday, 3/21 at 10 am Pacific!!

First, I am so grateful for my family. My sisters and I all got a full day together with my mother the day before she passed. We laughed. We cried. We sat and held her hands and stroked her hair and played the soundtrack from The Sound of Music again and again.

There were no tears yesterday (even though I always bring tissues, just in case) but there was uproarious laughter and fun in the midst of some pretty significant work that will benefit the company for years to come.

I’m proud of the woman she was and the woman she helped me become. She modeled compassion and grace for me every day of her life - until her very last breath.

Our friendship was built on shared experiences in the restaurant industry, boozy brunches, and deep conversations about our dreams and visions for the future.

This is the building where I thought all my dreams had come true. I was working for a small ladies' accessory company and I finally got the chance to become a fashion designer. I loved everything about it. I used to come back to the office at night after the gym to work on my collection.