Hello friends 👋 I’m writing this first newsletter of 2026 while listening to a DJ mix I return to at least once a month. It’s from a Mister Sunday session at Gowanus Grove in Brooklyn back in September 2013 — still one of the best parties I’ve ever been to (pretty sure I can hear myself among all the hoots and hollers). This track is my go-to on dark winter mornings. It pulls me out of a procrastination spiral when I’m not quite sure how to start work. It gets my toes tapping, my shoulders...
19 days ago • 5 min read
Hey there change agents 👋 Hard to believe this is our last newsletter of 2025! While I was pulling together our annual “Favorite Sustainable Business Links of 2025” list (below) I found myself reflecting on the energy and momentum this year has brought, in a time when not all momentum in the wider world has felt so positive. Baby Isabel arrived in January, bringing a burst of joy that set the tone for everything that followed. Stepping back into work was its own adventure with two little ones...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Hey there change agents 👋 If there were ever a week for appreciation posts, it’s this one — so here’s mine for sustainable business, a field that never stops surprising, stretching and inspiring me. Here are a few things I’m especially grateful for this year 👇 The slow but steady progress hiding behind every “ESG is dead” headline. The people who still believe business can be a force for good — and are acting toward it. The courage it takes to say, “We don’t know yet, but we’re working on...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Hello friends, Next month marks nine years since I took the plunge into independent consulting — a leap that was equal parts exhilarating, terrifying and necessary. Lately, I’m noticing more and more people standing exactly where I once stood — some by choice, some by circumstance and many navigating that messy, complicated in-between. No matter how you got here, the questions tend to be the same: How do I stand out in a crowded space? How do I talk about what I do in a way that feels true to...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Hello friends, Happy Halloween! Whether you’re wrangling costumes, sneaking candy from your kids’ stash (who me?) or just enjoying the change in season, I hope you’re finding a bit of spooky magic in the mix. Here at Reconsidered, we’ve been brewing up a little magic of our own — mixing equal parts reflection, community brainstorming and experimentation to reimagine how we support sustainable business leaders through our Change Hub membership community. And now, we’re excited to introduce a...
3 months ago • 6 min read
Hey there change agents 👋 I spent all summer trying to figure out a question that, it turns out, is unfigureoutable: What can — and can’t — we say about sustainability right now? It's a complicated question because we're in complicated times. Between tightening regulations, rising political pressures and a growing fear of saying the "wrong thing", there are no black-and-white answers. But after months of research and reflection, I have come to some conclusions. And in the process, I've...
4 months ago • 6 min read
Hello friends, I returned from Climate Week NYC with a full heart, a full stomach (thanks Joe 🍕) and a mind swimming with ideas. These days I tend to limit my participation in big gatherings like these. Between the climate impact, the energetic lift and the realities of two little ones at home, I’m intentional about where I show up. But last week reminded me why coming together matters. The conversations, the insights, the sheer magic and momentum of being together in person — they refill the...
4 months ago • 5 min read
Hey friends, After a joyful summer of travel, play and a bit of digital pause, we’re back! And with my five-year-old back in school, I’m feeling all the fall feels. After the lightness of summer, there’s something grounding about returning to routines, setting new intentions and diving back into the work with fresh eyes (optionally with an apple cinnamon muffin by your side). For me, that’s meant putting on my “learner’s hat” to finalize a workshop I’ll be delivering at the UN Global Compact...
5 months ago • 5 min read
Hey friends 👋 For so many of us, our work isn’t just a job. It’s personal. It’s a vocation, even a calling. Which can make ambition an infinitely complex topic to grapple with as a sustainable business professional. Over the past few years, I’ve been on my own journey of redefining success as an entrepreneur, a new (2x) parent and a recovering overachiever living as an expat in a culture that prioritizes happiness over hustle (these Dutch love their extended summer holidays!). It’s made all...
6 months ago • 7 min read