THE HUSTLE + GATHER BLOG
"I get to acknowledge that the price of authenticity is often times privilege. when we're our most authentic selves, we sometimes have to hand over an element of privilege."
There were so many great moments in this podcast. I could write forever about all the things that Don made me think about....
Brandee’s story is SO much like ours. It was almost like looking at our story in an alternate dimension. I really resonated with this part of her journey. The messy middle. I don’t think I have ever heard a more accurate description of this part of business.
The messy middle is...
What a great conversation we had with Rachel! I connected so much with her and the journey that got her where she is today. There were so many great things that Rachel said- but this really stuck out to me. I remember when she said this and I immediately got chills because I have felt this!...
"We often talk about this, who you are as a boss and who you want on your team -- She says one of her pieces of advice was, getting the right people on your bus."
I felt this comment deeply! I have always said that a team is only as strong as the weakest link and if I am on that ...
One of the points that stuck out to me during our talk with Christie and our CWS afterward was the conversation around seeing your clients as people and not as transactions. When you see them as people first and begin that dialogue as person -to - person, reaching, selling, and serving those...
I met Christie almost 4 years ago in Palm Springs at a conference. At the time, I was our marketing team and wandered into her session hoping to gain some clarity on how in the hell I was supposed to do this job I knew nothing about. The session was immensely helpful, but what I really loved was...
"When you've been in business for that long, I'm sure there were moments that were dicey and lean and hard, but you can look back and think that even though it felt like a low at that time - all things are working together to get you to where you're at."
It is such an honor to talk to someone who...
"Here I am in the conference room trying to do a presentation and this little one is in the bathroom throwing up and I thought Oh My God, what am I doing? I should have canceled or rescheduled - I felt like that was the worst moment of me trying to incorporate my business and being a mom."
I...
This was one of my favorite interviews that we have done to date. I loved it not only for Billy’s energy and fun story, but I loved how thought provoking his “why” for doing what he does is. That is to see a situation or life choice from a different perspective, to be able to...
This week we had the opportunity to speak with Billy Warden- and man was it a fascinating conversation. What I loved most was his journey. And it wasn’t specifically his journey that was amazing - but his personal growth along the way.
I am the first one to admit that I have a hard...
I love a conversation that makes you reflect on your past self, it allows you to see how far you have come and maybe provide some acceptance and, dare I say it, appreciation for all that you have been through. The good, the bad, the hard, and all the in betweens! When we were talking with Ryann...
I loved our conversation with Ryann - it was so refreshing and authentic. She said this quote above in the middle of our conversation and it just stuck with me. Mostly because I have been there!
When we were building the Bradford - I was on kid duty, they were hungry, and I had to go to...