Dear Dad,

For the first time, I didn’t post on your actual birthday (June 21st), but that’s because I always like writing out my feelings day of, not beforehand. And because this year, on your birthday I got to attend (and facilitate a conversation!) at Virgin Unite's 100% Human At Work Conference.

This intimate, invite-only gathering brings together the most forward thinking, people-first minds from every industry, across the world. For more than half a decade, it’s consistently my most favorite room to be in. So, Dad, your present this year is to know that you’re the reason I get to be in rooms like that, sharing BRAVE with some of the most influential, impactful, intentional people in companies around our world.

I didn’t write, not because I didn’t have time, I didn’t write because I didn’t have words. I didn’t even know how to describe how happy, proud, grateful, excited (I could go on) I am to be at the forefront of building The Future of the Workplace with some really wonderful humans. And to think, it all started #overcoffee .

So, happy birthday, Dad, a day doesn’t pass that I don’t wish you were here, but days like the 21st (and the ones that followed) really remind me of how much I’d give to tell you all about my day and hear your proud “woooooow” and the smile in your voice even just one more time.

Thank you for teaching me about purpose, the importance of it and how to cultivate it in myself and others. I miss you so much and wish you could know the woman I’ve become (and am still becoming).

Raising my mug… ☕️🌹

🤍, e