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Flying into Austin last week I could only think of one thing…..how has it been a whole year since SXSW2014? This would be my 3rd time presenting at SXSW Interactive and I have to admit that it was my favorite topic so far. My proposal, which was based on quite a few observations I made……

This was the second year I attended both the Hooked Workshop and Habit Summit. Since I learned so much last year I decided to go back and I’m glad I did, Nir Eyal does a really great job of keeping things fresh. The book these events are based on “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products”……

Sexism in tech culture may have felt a bit of pressure in Austin, Texas, in mid-March, when SXSW not only put the originally cancelled panels on online harassment back on their schedule, but added another 13 panels. Unfortunately, in adding the discussions back into the conference, they also literally marginalized the entire day of presentations, holding the “Online…

I’ve launched a MeetUp titled Sunnyvale Women: Ditch the B*tch Stigma and membership is growing really quickly, with over 53 members & more joining each week! Currently we’re scheduled to meet every 4th Thursday from 6:30-7:30pm, but I’m very open to adding additional days/times. If you’re interested in attending please take this super short survey!…

I don’t remember how the subject came up, but the table of women at the conference were talking about stress management and I chimed in with… “Sometimes I just hide under my desk for 10 or 15 minutes and it helps tremendously.” The table of women stopped talking. Turning to look at me, I’d swear…

Technology has allowed most of us to upgrade our lives in a variety of ways. Here are 5 apps that have changed my life for the better! Evernote – When it comes to organization, I have always been a lover of paper products. I like to hold my calendar in my hand and flip through……

It’s about this time of year that the flurry of activity winds down, and the flurry of hope-making really kicks into high gear. It’s the time of reflection and resolutions and all the dreams we have that ‘next year’ is going to be better than ‘this year.’ It’s easy to get overwhelmed for all the……

As I stepped up to the baggage claim to find my hot-pink suitcase and saw the chipper “Welcome” sign along with an announcement of the 109 degree day waiting for me outside I thought, “Yikes, that’s a boiling hot ‘Hello!’ from Phoenix, Arizona!” For the last three years I’ve attended the annual National Speakers Association……

Its in the news more and more often these days, that the men who organize events (particularly hackathons) are not sensitive to hosting women and even worse have treated women like perks. But as my experience at a ‘womens unconference’ confirms, it’s not just men that have that problem. Towards the end of the Keynote……

I did a full wrap up post earlier this week, but realized when writing it that if I tried to include all the things I learned that blog post would’ve been a very long read. As it is, this post ended up super long too! This is still just a fraction of the copious notes……