Gender and Culturally-Responsive Coaching
Will big tech ever get the point of what diverse data really is? TBHm I’m not so sure. As founder of Business 4 Good, I write on culturally-responsive coaching, collective power, and building #Tequity -- technology that amplifies human brilliance instead of replacing it.
My perspective is from a multicultural, first-gen college grad and Spanish Jewish woman. I have learned what it is like to move through spaces that were not built for us. I also know the impact of being seen -- without needing to explain who you are first. Identity is not a complication. It is power. And when women from undervalued communities are not just using tech but shaping it, we do not just close the gap. We rewrite the rules entirely.
Start with the End in Mind, or Don't
Start with the end in mind, they say. But also keep iterating and resetting to the present moment at the same time. Is it possible to hold both at once? After some thought, I do not think either is mutually exclusive. And being a woman in business within the current patriarchal order is clearly not the path of least resistance.
Building Coalitions, Not Networks
Let us get one thing straight: I love a good connection. But not the shallow kind where people just collect LinkedIn requests like Pokemon cards. I am talking about real connections. Rooted in respect, generosity, and mutual benefit. So no, I am not here to network. I am here to build coalitions. And my hunch is, so are you.
The old models are not working and the new ones are still taking shape. If you know me, you know I’ve been saying now is exactly the time to be brave, intentional, and unapologetically collaborative, out loud and on repeat for hot a minute or two. Please interact with my thoughts on Womanism, the wage gap, and why woman-forward does not mean men are not invited.
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Tits Up: What Elevation Actually Looks Like
I do not have any balls. Good news though, I do have a courageous and large chest. In many circles known as BREASTS. And I am here to elevate. Not by grinding harder in systems that were built to oppress me. By building new ones entirely.
I Am in an Open (AI) Relationship with… ChatGPT
So I am in an open relationship with ChatGPT. Before you judge, hear me out. This is a love story. Sort of. It started innocently enough. I was curious. Everyone was talking about this new AI thing, and I thought, let me just see what the fuss is about. Next thing you know it is 2am and you are deep in conversation with a bot that somehow gets you better than your last three exes.
Seriously though, I sets the (safety) terms, I advocate for my needs and boundaries and attempt to bosses theses bots, but I must admit, this chat boi is not exactly full developed and can’t really follow rules…yet. So I have set off to build the Leading Ladies LLM because consent matters -- even when the other party is an algorithm. The most fun you will ever have reading about data ethics, I promise!
What Inclusivity Really Means to Me
When Rose Kaz launched Business 4 Good, she was canceled once a week by people who said she did not belong. This is what she learned about inclusivity, slowing down, and building stages so everyone else can get in the roo
Golden Ticket: Empathy as the Leadership Advantage
Empathy is not just a feel-good bonus skill for a nice holiday card. It is the leadership move. It is about getting real, connecting on a human level, and creating workplaces that people actually want to show up to. Spoiler alert: it cannot be just because they have to. Enter the era of the Soft Boss.
Rose Kaz writes from a couch in her Soft Boss era, escaping the late-stage capitalism grind, why empathy is not just warm and fuzzy -- it is the most profitable leadership move you have not fully made yet. After-all, what does AI eat for breakfast? Human Intelligence, of course.
The Role of AI in Leadership
Leadership in today's AI-driven world is not just about knowing your way around algorithms. It is about having a vision, leading with ethics, and remembering that at the heart of all this tech are real, messy, creative humans. AI is not here to replace us. It is here to amplify what we are already great at. The catch? Amplification works both ways.
Thanks a Lot: Gratitude, Community, and the Systems We Accept
I give thanks weekly, sometimes even daily. I also find certain holidays to be a bit of a farce followed immediately by one of the most massively marketed days of gross consumption as a national sport. I promise, this is a glass half full article. But gratitude lists are not enough and I think we can do better.
Bloom Scroll, Don't Doom Scroll: Women-Led Tech Is the Tool Towards Peace
We are the leaders we have been waiting for. From relatives fighting each other across borders to a deep fracturing of civic trust here at home, it is ever more clear that new leadership is not only a good idea. It is required. And I am convinced women-led tech is the tool that gets us there.
Feeling Inclusively Home
I really want you to know about where I have come from and why I am building this marketplace to be truly inclusive and feel like home, like Grandma's house. Everyone has a different version of home but often Grandma's house is safe, has some Big Mama energy and her own fair rules. That is what we are building here.
How to Be a Good Collaborator in Tech Without Even Being a White Guy
I look forward to the most collaborative year humans have ever seen. Though as I type this, I am not particularly thrilled with human collaboration as it stands. Big tech has not been built for anyone but the early pioneers of the internet's wild west frontier. And they have been claiming credit for the ideas of less known innovators for generations. Let us talk about that.
The Crossing Guard Dream: Diversity Is Power
About five years ago I had a dream. I was walking down a busy city street and a woman of color told me in no uncertain terms: "STOP WALKING." She said it again, louder. And then I understood something I have never forgotten about diversity, power, and who should actually be leading us forward.
How to Un-F*ck the Algorithms Using Your Period
I sit here on day three of my period wanting to do absolutely nothing and knowing I have done absolutely nothing for the past two days. My body is fine with this. My monkey brain is not. So let's talk about reprogramming both -- starting with the algorithm that was never built for us.
I Never Really Felt I Belonged
I never really felt I belonged. Anywhere. Until one day I began to notice why, and how I could maybe, just maybe one day, find belonging. Inclusivity matters to me because I know what it feels like to search for it. And I have been searching since inception.
An Origin Story: Bubblicious to Business Activist
I started my first business under my bunk bed selling Bubblicious Gum to the neighborhood kids. I was six. And honestly, I have not stopped since.

