I WISH MY PARENTS HAD PAID ATTENTION TO NOTICE THAT I WAS BEEN BODY SHAMED. Or maybe they did, but just didn’t care or didn’t think it was important.

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My Experience in the AI GSV-ASU Show

A few days ago was my first day at the AI-GSU show. The experience was….different than I was expecting to say the least. The building was bigger and was less packed with people than I thought it would be. There was a machine making cotton candy for free, along with some people giving out coffee.…

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Monumental (but not in the way you think)

This week is monumental for me. Not because of some achievement or award (don’t worry, no humblebrags here 😉), but because—for the first time in 16.5 years—I have five consecutive days to myself. No caregiving. No rushing from one in-person meeting to the next. Just… me. It’s the first time since before my children were…

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From Big Booths to Bigger Impact: Building AI with Youth

More than 10 years ago, I led teams in 20×30 double-decker booths at major trade shows. CES, NAMM, Infocomm, ProLight+Sound. Big budgets, big lights, big business. This year, I found myself leading 15 first-timers in a 3×3 space. Smaller footprint. Wildly bigger impact. But let me back up. We signed up for the show just…

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