Remote work has unlocked flexibility, autonomy, and access to talent across time zones, but it’s also quietly ushered in a new workplace challenge: loneliness.

Imagine a workplace where connection isn't a perk—it’s the core. A place less like a collection of desks and more like a tribe. Not in a primal sense, but in a relational one: mutual support, shared purpose, and emotional safety as the cultural default.

Running, for me, is a kind of moving meditation. A practice of presence that, over time, has become less about performance and more about awareness.

AI is reshaping how organizations communicate. From crafting messages to analyzing engagement, its impact on internal communications is undeniable. But for all its innovation, meaningful connection still begins—and ends—with human intent.

Somewhere between my earliest drafts of brand values and late-night rewrites of About pages, I noticed a pattern: what stuck with people wasn’t the headline or the claim, it was the story beneath it.

For years, communications professionals have been translators of meaning, bridging clarity and nuance, culture and leadership, headlines and human stories. We've evolved through print memos, polished press kits, intranets, town halls, Slack channels, and Zoom fatigue.

From the curve of a molded plywood seat to the arc of a stylized checkmark, design has always spoken to something deep in me. As a kid, it was the Eames chair that first pulled me into the world of form and function (made even more popular by the sitcom Frasier in the 1990s).

In a world where employees expect transparency and authenticity, internal communication can’t afford to be one-sided. Organizations are discovering the power of bottom-up storytelling…

Some days, it feels real, a weight pressing against my ribs. Other times, I catch myself wondering if I’m manufacturing it, pulling it forward like a magician performing a trick only for myself.