by SB Rawz | Sep 18, 2023 | All Up in It
I remember the first time I met Rachel Winstead (she/they) in person. I was sitting in this wonderful (though now-defunct, sadly) coffee shop inside an even more wonderful art museum in Roanoke (truly, for a city our size, it’s quite a gift of an art space). The... by SB Rawz | Aug 30, 2023 | All Up in It
So often, people tell me they find networking to be an icky and unsettling prospect. There’s something about equating it with insincerity and treating other humans as a means to an end. Kathryn Bennett is a perfect example to blow that out of the water. We were... by SB Rawz | Aug 11, 2023 | All Up in It
Diane Wyzga has been awe-inspiring to me from the first time I laid eyes on her on LinkedIn during the early days of the pandemic. I mean, just check out some of the lives she’s lived – she’s been: a US Navy nurse corporate businesswoman speaker... by SB Rawz | Jul 13, 2023 | All Up in It
I wonder if you’ll see the moment as distinctly as I felt it… The moment when coach, jewelry-maker, mom, daughter (and so many other forms of being!) Cynthia Jefferson opened my eyes to the reality that self-judgment and self-punishment don’t... by SB Rawz | Jun 9, 2023 | All Up in It
One of the pleasures of connecting with Coach Lee Hopkins is the frequency with which his eyes light up. In those moments, I feel as though I can see his actual curiosity at work, and his delight of continually learning about himself so that he can more fully and... by SB Rawz | May 15, 2023 | All Up in It
Kirsten Bunch and I had our first conversation when she interviewed me as a part of the research she’s doing for her coming book about being an LGBTQ+ professional. It was a given that I’d later ask her to join me for an AUII conversation, eager as I was to hear what...