Leadership is not always a title. Sometimes it is a decision: to stay, to try, to hold the line when things get hard. I was hired unanimously to lead a regional Innovation Hub with collaboration and equity at the center. I did not walk in to keep the lights on.

I walked in to build something new. Here is what happened when intention met execution.

I stayed in the work long after it got hard. I continue to seek guidance from mentors, board members and even HR.
I always try to create space for hard conversations. I like to think I tried everything to make this JOB work. Eventually, the staffer left. So did I. Here is what I learned -- and why I keep building Business 4 Good!