“I define empathy as the ability to put yourself in somebody else’s shoes and to understand and connect with what they are feeling - to feel what they’re feeling. You first have to understand the world as they see it through their eyes.”

Good listeners listen to what people say, and great listeners notice what people don’t say. When you know the neuroscience of listening, you realize that people can think up to nine times faster than they can speak. So the first thing they say is probably between ten and fourteen percent of what they are thinking.

"I find that the best, most meaningful networking relationships occur inside the context of living your life and being fully present in the opportunities that show up."

"Leadership requires you to weigh-in and weigh-over the consequences of the decision either way and how that decision affects individuals."

“When we have that humble confidence, it opens up all sorts of possibilities within our team, because it gives us the opportunity where we can tap into the expertise of those around us and get their input so that we can figure out the answers to the challenges that we face.”

"If you are not willing and able to lead wholeheartedly, get the hell out of the way so that somebody who is can."

“Finding the courage to speak up and challenge publicly in an environment of executives far above me - people who I wanted to be like - without having that title was really challenging for me. The moment I did was the moment my career trajectory completely changed.”

“Really going into purpose work, that takes courage. Leadership is courageous. Leadership – real leadership, authentic, purpose-focused leadership – is not for wimps. It takes courage. You will have to stand up. You will have to face the dragon.”

“The best idea in the world will die without the storytelling that brings it to life.”

“Executive presence is demonstrated in the qualities of a leader that engage, align, inspire, and move people to act.”

"The more open and calm we are, free of a personal agenda, the more effective we become with the client."

"We can become who we are through the gracing help of others."