The Speaker’s Voice
Fall 2021: Lessons From My Family Vacation
This summer I had the opportunity to go on a family vacation to Jackson, WY. The combination of people, views, amazing national parks, and wildlife (read: no cell phone service for four days) created an environment where you couldn’t help but just be present and take...
The “How” of Storytelling
Humans are the only animals that tell stories. It is fundamental to our nature. We told stories before we learned to read and write. There is a reason why scriptures and moral codes have been passed down verbally as tales and stories. We communicate by finding meaning...
I Chose Comfort
Everyone stutters ; I just do it when I speak I’ve had a severe stutter my whole life, and in a way…you have too (more about that later). The basic act of speaking that 99% of the population takes for granted was mission impossible to me. I avoided speaking...
When Anxiety is Getting the Better of You
Many of us are no stranger to anxiety. It’s all too easy to live our lives in fear because we’re so afraid we won’t be able to handle the outcome. You may be noticing your worries popping up for this fall, wondering if you’ll be able to navigate the many changes that...
The Mental Health Matrix: Where Athletes, Minorities, and Leaders Differ – And We All Collide
For the quick readers, Here’s all I want you to know: We, as humans, will fast-track innovation and world peace when we learn about the mental health challenges athletes, minorities, and leaders face that are unique to their journeys. Here’s why: Mental health is...
Higher Education’s DEI Effort: Are colleges and universities performing structural changes or just being performative?
Recently, the country watched Nikole Hannah-Jones engage in a battle with UNC Chapel Hill’s board of trustees over approving tenure for a professorship she was recruited to fulfill. Hannah-Jones is an accomplished, award-winning journalist, whose accolades include a...
Embracing the Change
As a speaker, actor, and singer-songwriter in order for me to have risen to each perspective stage in my career, I had to embrace the change. What you are looking for is also looking for you. Whatever stage you are at right now in life, please know that you are not...
The Turning Tide: Parties Post-Pandemic
It’s time to have a frank and honest conversation. Even during the nationwide COVID pandemic shutdown, some college students were indeed continuing to host and attend social events with little regard for health, safety and risk management policies. When we return to...
DAVID STETTER NAMED CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER OF CAMPUSPEAK
June 16, 2021, – CAMPUSPEAK announced today the appointment of David Stetter as its Chief Marketing Officer effective immediately. “Almost three years ago David Stetter joined the CAMPUSPEAK Team as the Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives. Since that time he...
The Door Must Close For the Next to Open
As the final year of high school begins to wrap up, seniors across the nation are gearing up for graduation, finalizing college plans, and beginning the transition from a very familiar life into a short hot summer, and then off to an unfamiliar place of new...
Happy Pride 365
If you attend any Pride parade or festival across the country, you’ll see hundreds of organizations, schools, and companies showing their visibility and support for the LGBTQ community. However, though many states have recently started to open back up, many Pride...
When Re-Entry Anxiety is Getting to You
If you’ve been feeling more jittery about re-engaging after the pandemic, you’re not alone. There’s actually a “fancy psychological term” that has been circulating to describe the feeling: Re-entry anxiety. Essentially, it’s the notion that many of us are feeling...
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