Today I had the privilege to listen to a panel hosted by The Female Quotient at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The Cannes Lions has been championing creative excellence since 1954 with the goal of providing a global destination and the definitive benchmark for creativity that drives progress…

Coco Jones and I first met through a work many, many years ago and I was always taken with her kindness and genuine curiosity about others. Coco was always traveling and consuming art and culture first hand; every time I would see her, she would come back with stories of…

Hernan and I first met when I was volunteering with Teen Cancer America at UCLA Mattel Children’s hospital in Los Angeles. Hernan immediately struck me with his incredible creative talent as a filmmaker and his commitment to direct his first film. Hernan’s mission, supported by Teen Cancer America, was to…

Lisa Ellis is one of those rare friends that you meet in life who is a constant source of inspiration, positivity, hope and grace. Lisa and I first met through work; Lisa is an incredibly successful executive who is the CEO of a major television & film company as well…

Sharon Kopp is an incredibly thoughtful and introspective friend who is always curious about the world around her. Sharon has two daughters who are amazing reflections of her and dear friends to our family. …

Dana Michels and I first met when we had kindergarteners in the same homeroom almost a decade ago; we have remained close friends ever since. One thing that makes Dana particularly astute in her ability to give advice and share her wisdom is her training as a lawyer. Dana has…

Scott Galloway wrote one of my favorite books, The Algebra of Happiness, and I am a dedicated reader of his No Mercy / No Malice newsletter. Scott teaches brand strategy at NYU’s Stern School of Business but his most interesting writing is actually about life strategy, living a successful life…

Val and I met when we both worked at Sony Pictures in marketing. I had just graduated college and moved to LA with dreams of working in entertainment, taking my first job at Sony as a digital marketing coordinator. Val was the President of the division and I was in…

I first met Ngoc Nguyen many years ago when we both worked at Paramount Pictures. I was working in digital marketing and pregnant with my now nine year old daughter, Violet, and Ngoc was a young publicist who was a favorite of all of our filmmakers for her smart, kind…