On operations, burnout, working parenthood, and the Future Me Method.
Consulting
April 26, 2026 · 3 min read
What You're Actually Buying When You Hire Fractional OpsSpeed has a tab, and it tends to come due at the worst possible moment. Right before a raise. Right when you finally have momentum and something underneath starts to crack.
ReadApril 19, 2026 · 3 min read
The Ops Debt Nobody Puts on the Cap TableUnlike financial debt, ops debt doesn't show up on any document your investors see. It shows up when things start to break.
ReadApril 13, 2026 · 4 min read
The Real Cost of Waiting Too Long to Hire OpsMost founders wait too long. Not because they're not paying attention. Because ops work is invisible until it isn't.
ReadApril 5, 2026 · 5 min read
The Systems That Break First When You Start ScalingGrowth exposes everything. Not all at once. It happens in a specific order, and if you've seen it enough times you start to recognize the sequence.
ReadMarch 29, 2026 · 4 min read
What "Fractional" Actually Means (And What It Doesn't)Fractional means you get a senior operator for a fraction of the time and cost of a full-time hire. Not a consultant who disappears. Someone who actually does the work.
ReadMarch 22, 2026 · 4 min read
Your First Ops Hire Shouldn't Have to Figure It Out AloneWhen I joined my first startup as the sole ops hire, I was the entire ops function. My kids were two and four years old. I figured it out. But it cost a lot.
ReadCoaching
April 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Is What You're Doing Actually Connected to What You Want?There's a version of busy that feels productive and a version that just feels like noise. Most people can't tell which one they're in anymore.
ReadApril 19, 2026 · 4 min read
You're Not Behind. You're Just Carrying Too Much.You ran a full week. And somehow, sitting there, you feel like you fell short. Here's what I want to say to that feeling.
ReadApril 13, 2026 · 4 min read
The Mental Load Nobody SeesThere is a list running in your head right now. Not a real list. You haven't written it down. But it's there.
ReadApril 5, 2026 · 4 min read
When "Just Get Through This Season" Becomes a LifestyleThere's always a next thing. But somewhere along the way, surviving the current season became the permanent mode, not the temporary one.
ReadMarch 29, 2026 · 4 min read
You're Making Decisions for the Wrong PersonMost of the decisions we make on a Tuesday are made by whoever we are at that exact moment. There's a different way.
ReadMarch 22, 2026 · 4 min read
The Burnout Signs Working Parents Always MissMost people think burnout looks like breaking down. It doesn't. Not usually. Not for working parents who are used to pushing through hard things.
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