Thought Leadership for Creative Professionals

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For leaders and organizations that are ready to innovate and scale, explore Break the Tape Thought Leadership. This is where you'll find educational resources on the impact of leadership, creativity, and executive coaching, as well as the latest organizational growth trends.

Jan 13, 20242 min read

Breaking Down 2023: How Creativity and Growth Showed Up in My Practice

As I set my goals for the year ahead, I took a moment to look back at the work of Break the Tape Leadership and all the amazing people...

Jan 5, 20244 min read

Unleashing Creativity: Making it a Daily Practice in 2024

For 2024, I personally will be setting into motion the commitment to build in an act of creativity into every day. Think of it as a...

Nov 2, 20232 min read

An Invitation For You: Fight Poverty with Coachathon 2023

I am thrilled to announce that I am joining 200 other coaches for the global 2023 Coachathon as a business/leadership coach on Nov 8, 2023.

Jul 21, 20236 min read

Brain Hack | Intentional Creativity

Is creativity a learned practice or an innate talent? A creativity and growth executive coach explores intentional creativity.

Jun 17, 20234 min read

Executive Coaching | Are You a Zombie Professional?

Exploring the use of a 5-R framework: remain, renovate, repurpose, redevelop, relinquish to rehabilitate leaders that are overwhelmed.

May 4, 20235 min read

Negotiations for Women in 5 Easy Steps

Negotiations take place every day in all professional and personal domains. They include transactions, compensation, and relationships.

Apr 27, 20233 min read

What if We Coached Leaders as Poets?

If leaders were coached as poets they would relish an eclectic work history, leave space for interpretation, and punctuate memorable moments

Mar 23, 20234 min read

Trends | Professional Ghosting

You may think that "ghosting" is only for personal relationships. Yet, ghosting is as prevalent in the professional domain as the personal.

Mar 16, 20232 min read

Executive Coaching: Confidence Matters

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably read about the recent bank failures, and heard news pundits describe why consumer...

Mar 10, 20234 min read

Executive Coaching | They Don't Give Out Medals at the Layoff Olympics

News cycles often feel like the “Layoff Olympics.” As an executive coach that specializes in creativity and growth, it's time for a reframe.

Feb 24, 20233 min read

Six Creative Ways to Get Outside of Your Comfort Zone

Explore six creative ways to get out of your comfort zone curated by an executive coach that works with the creative sector.

Feb 9, 20232 min read

5 Creative Links for Black History Month

Five links to sites that amplify Black creators in different fields: past, present, and emerging.

Feb 2, 20231 min read

Free Infographic: The Creative Brain

Infographic on The Creative Brain: How to Leverage the "Do Mostly Nothing" Function

Jan 26, 20233 min read

Ransom Poetry: Research Says Give Your Executive Brain a Break

Ransom Poetry is designed to incorporate kinetic motion that is repetitive yet productive activating the Default Mode Network for ideation.

Jan 16, 20233 min read

Team Building: Beyond Hiccups and Howling

I'm often approached either as an executive coach or a business consultant to work with teams to help enhance behaviors and/or develop an...

Jan 6, 20234 min read

The Benefits of Creativity in Executive Coaching

Executive coaching recognizes that when professionals are in their career-building phase of life, they need creative solutions.