Back to the office and back again

Arguing that offices should be optional tools rather than mandates, sharing insights on remote work benefits and productivity strategies.

Read Write Play: Q2 2019

Q2 2019 review: struggling with design curriculum, writing seven posts including marriage reflections, and mastering vocals for reunion band performance.

The things we all want

Why the middle class dream feels impossible for most Californians and how economic anxiety drives populist movements like Trump and Brexit.

How to bring more businesses to Contra Costa County

Analysis of Contra Costa County's business landscape and proposals for attracting more companies through conference centers, business clubs, arts districts, and industry branding.

Building a family culture

Father's Day reflections on the similarities between building company culture and family culture, emphasizing intentional values development.

On nine whole years of marriage

Celebrating nine years of marriage by reflecting on what makes relationships work: ease, communication, and growing stronger together.

What my grad school experience meant to me

Reflecting on my Harvard Kennedy School acceptance 13 years later - how it changed my life in unexpected ways through marriage, entrepreneurship, and family.

What I'm most afraid of

My deepest environmental fears - from the end of recycling to water inefficiency to cheap energy - and what future generations will think of us.