Welcome to my blog. After decades of working extensively with First Nation communities, communications and corporate strategy and finally the mining sector, l have many stories to share about these great experiences. It’s an amazing world out there, incredible people and an underappreciated sector that drives our economy and quality of life. I highly recommend the road less travelled. Enjoy!
I was working in Dawson City, Yukon leading the planning for a major gathering of private and institutional investors and mine owners from around the world. It was around the end of the conference,
Lesson: Find a Mentor or Two or Three; Learn from Them Spectacular leadership fascinates me. It’s not a skill we all possess, or can even acquire. Over time I have read a great deal
Have you ever been in the presence of greatness? I have, and when it happens there is no doubt. Now you may wonder who or even how one ends up in the presence of
Lesson: Laugh it Off Work in the mining industry definitely takes you to interesting places, and I would like to think the bar I ended up in Geneva, Switzerland, had nothing to do with
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I once had the honour of organizing a Potlatch or two. On the day of the 1st Potlatch, with thousands of people planning on attending, I was
Lesson: There is always a lesson. I love storytelling, I love listening to stories and I love telling stories. Stories are lessons to educate or entertain; stories pass on culture, tradition, history and family
I am going to see my mother this month and have been thinking about life’s decisions that take you away from the home of birth to the home of choice. My mom survived two
As I sit in a beautiful Colorado setting, my view overlooks a wonderful little tourism town. The narrow gauge train leaves town every morning and I have the pleasure of listening to it chug
Lesson: Sometimes a bad situation leads to something better. At one time I was an unemployed, single Mom with a mortgage and 2 kids active in their chosen sports at a national level. Come
It was a brainstorm, I tell ya! The production team called me about being featured in an episode of a series about women in male-dominated industries. The original thought was we shoot the episode
I was working in Dawson City, Yukon leading the planning for a major gathering of private and institutional investors and mine owners from around the world. It was around the end of the conference,
Lesson: Find a Mentor or Two or Three; Learn from Them Spectacular leadership fascinates me. It’s not a skill we all possess, or can even acquire. Over time I have read a great deal
Have you ever been in the presence of greatness? I have, and when it happens there is no doubt. Now you may wonder who or even how one ends up in the presence of
Lesson: Laugh it Off Work in the mining industry definitely takes you to interesting places, and I would like to think the bar I ended up in Geneva, Switzerland, had nothing to do with
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I once had the honour of organizing a Potlatch or two. On the day of the 1st Potlatch, with thousands of people planning on attending, I was
Lesson: There is always a lesson. I love storytelling, I love listening to stories and I love telling stories. Stories are lessons to educate or entertain; stories pass on culture, tradition, history and family
I am going to see my mother this month and have been thinking about life’s decisions that take you away from the home of birth to the home of choice. My mom survived two
As I sit in a beautiful Colorado setting, my view overlooks a wonderful little tourism town. The narrow gauge train leaves town every morning and I have the pleasure of listening to it chug
Lesson: Sometimes a bad situation leads to something better. At one time I was an unemployed, single Mom with a mortgage and 2 kids active in their chosen sports at a national level. Come
It was a brainstorm, I tell ya! The production team called me about being featured in an episode of a series about women in male-dominated industries. The original thought was we shoot the episode
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