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A Huge Thank You to the Rising Tides Food & Beverage Vendors!

Rising Tides Conference can’t happen without it’s jet fuel, and I am SO excited for April’s food and beverage vendors! For Coffee we have...

Exclusive Announcement...LIVE!

Rising Tides is just weeks away, happening on April 25th in Des Moines, Iowa! Don’t miss your chance to be in the room for my very...

Time is Running Out!

From generating significant revenue and re-igniting inspiration to making career-defining connections—Rising Tides has been a catalyst...

Dream Bigger and Have a Bigger Ripple Effect!

EXCITED to be speaking at The Changemakers Luncheon on April 22! So excited I have their awesome T-shirt on today. What I love about this...

Buckle Up for the Joy Ride!

Joy can be your job! I'd love to show you how. I am on a mission to help more an more people have good ripple effect and create / spread...

Joy is my job after all! (Yours too....)

Have you ever been jealous? And what did you do about it? My dad, sister, and brother-in-law are on the road as we speak (or type),...

Look out for Dawn at Rising Tides and connect - she’s awesome!

Celebrating to have Dawn Ealy back as sponsor for Rising Tides this April! Dawn is just a really cool human and one of the best...

Count Me IN!

Super excited to be speaking at the Women's Empowerment & Personal Enrichment Conference this week hosted by Northeast Iowa Community...

You have an awesome Rippled Effect Iowa TRIO!

I am excited to present at the Iowa TRIO Spring Conference! As a first-generation college student, I personally know the power of...

Failing Forward...

We were recently sifting through old photos and this gem showed up. Aren't those giant and slightly slanted bangs fabulous?! And it got...

Thank You Merkle Retirement Planning!

BIG thanks to one of our amazing Rising Tides Sponsors, Merkle Retirement Planning! The Merkle team knows the power of connection,...

Thank You for Being on this Journey with Me!

So it's my birthday today! (Quick check your window, it's definitely not snowing, right? #SpringBirthdayPreferred) But you know what?...

Where Are We Heading? How Are Things Going?

"I know, asking people to pause when scrolling through social media is a big ask. But hey, this quarter is coming to a close… think back...

Great day to be Hawkeye!

Take a Day Off!

Is Mother Nature on break? This morning, I woke to sleet hitting the window, which then turned to snow (I thought we were done with...

Maximizing Time, Energy, and Effort with IACP!

I’m excited to be BACK with the IACP: Iowa Association of Community Providers this year! I’ll be talking about managing change and the...

What was the best compliment you ever received that confirmed your ripple effect?

After every speaking engagement, I hand out surveys to gather feedback and testimonials, no matter the size of the audience (from a...

Perception of Motivation...

I was recently talking about motivation with my 12 year old son, and his perspective was fascinating… His explained (in a very certain...

Gearing up for the 2nd Quarter!

It's hard to believe that we're close to the end of quarter one for 2024… … how are we doing? Have you started to create new habits? Have...

Shock the System

What are you doing with your spring break? Are you going somewhere… or staying home? Maybe pretending like it's not even happening?! A...