Leader’s Stories

I want to help people who have lost the ability to dream to dream again.

I want to help people who have lost the ability to dream to dream again.

After a Leading with Conviction forum ... you realize you’ve just solved a problem you thought was beyond you.
When I started to hear other women’s stories, I realized something had to change. I realized this wasn’t just me.

When I started to hear other women’s stories, I realized something had to change. I realized this wasn’t just me.

Leading with Conviction is awesome. There is so much content and useful information for me as a leader that I can take back.
To know I’ve given a voice to people who consider themselves voiceless is huge for me.

To know I’ve given a voice to people who consider themselves voiceless is huge for me.

Leading with Conviction is transformational.
I want to leverage technology to end mass incarceration.

I want to leverage technology to end mass incarceration.

When I was only fifteen years old, I was sentenced to eight years in prison and sent to a maximum security facility hours away from my home.
We are people who were caught up in the system and made it out, and now we get to be the voice for other people.

We are people who were caught up in the system and made it out, and now we get to be the voice for other people.

I can’t talk about Leading with Conviction without crying because I’m just so grateful to be a part of this cohort.
You're Born with Either a Fight or Flight Response, And Luckily I was Born with the Fight Response. I've Been Fighting Since I was a Child.

You’re Born with Either a Fight or Flight Response, And Luckily I was Born with the Fight Response. I’ve Been Fighting Since I was a Child.

The best thing I got from Leading with Conviction is I’m never alone. There’s always someone I can reach out to across the country.
What’s at the top of my agenda now is my role as the new criminal justice columnist with 'Creators Syndicate.'

What’s at the top of my agenda now is my role as the new criminal justice columnist with ‘Creators Syndicate.’

I’ve carved out an area in thought leadership, so my advocacy comes in challenging assumptions.
Everybody I Know and Loved is in a Cage and I'm Never Going to Be Okay With That

Everybody I Know and Loved is in a Cage and I’m Never Going to Be Okay With That

That’s what we’re trying to do--use media to shift culture.
I still feel a sense of amazement when I look at where I am today.

I still feel a sense of amazement when I look at where I am today.

The Leading with Conviction training is excellent, and the coaching I received from David was pivotal...