One of the biggest mindset shifts I had to make as a marketing leader was learning to lead with the story, not the tactical plan. Early on, it's tempting to drive straight to strategy: Which campaigns should we run? Which channels should we optimize? But over time, I started to notice a pattern.
"Earlier this year - just weeks into my dream job - I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer... It's been the hardest season of life - for me, my husband, and our two young kids."