Smile Solution

10/01/2026

When someone gives you THIS reaction after your workshop… 😂❤️

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of bringing Work Hard, Laugh Harder to the team at Community Action.

We laughed. A LOT.

But underneath all that laughter was something even more important:

Connection.
Trust.
Play.
And permission to step away from the pressure for a moment and simply be human together.

This is why I do what I do.

Work hard.

But please…

laugh harder. 😄

09/30/2026

"What happens to workplace culture when the pressure goes up?"

People stop speaking up.
Teams disconnect.
Managers become reactive.
Good people burn out.

That’s exactly why I’m creating **Work Hard, Laugh Harder** — a half-day Workplace Culture Lab for HR & People Leaders.

On **November 6 in Portland**, we’ll explore practical ways to strengthen:

✨ Connection
✨ Engagement
✨ Psychological safety
✨ Leadership under pressure
✨ Team culture

And this won’t be a “sit quietly and watch PowerPoint for four hours” kind of event. 😄

You’ll participate.
You’ll connect.
You’ll practice.
And yes… you’ll laugh.

Because healthy workplace culture isn’t created by a slogan on the wall.

It’s created in the everyday moments between people.

📍 Portland, Oregon
📅 November 6

🎟️ **Registration link in bio**

Know an HR, People & Culture, L&D, or workplace leader who should be in the room? **Tag them below or send them this post.**

09/25/2026

🍍 PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA?! MAMMA MIA! 🇮🇹😂

I believe in diversity, inclusion, and respecting everyone’s opinions.

But pineapple on pizza?

Even my Italian grandmother would need a moment of silence. 🍕💀

As an Italian, I’ve learned to embrace cultural differences. But some differences require serious conversations… possibly with HR present.

All jokes aside, laughter is one of the fastest ways to bring people together. Even when we disagree on something as important as pizza toppings!

Now, I need your help settling this international crisis.

🍍 Team Pineapple
🇮🇹 Team Mamma Mia, Absolutely NOT!

**Drop your team in the comments! 👇**

And tag that friend who commits crimes against Italian cuisine. 😂

09/23/2026

Do not force every weakness into a strenght. Look for an honest reframe or better way to communicate it. 😂

09/09/2026

AI can improve 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.
But efficiency isn't 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.
As organizations redesign work around AI, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 also need to redesign:
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.
𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The question isn't simply:
“Where can we use AI?”
It's:
“Where do humans still need humans?”
Send this to the person leading AI transformation at your company.

09/04/2026

MY FATHER WAS A SOUND ENGINEER
HE ACCIDENTALLY TAUGHT ME LEADERSHIP.

09/02/2026

Culture doesn't live on the wall.

It lives in what happens when someone makes a mistake, disagrees with the boss or needs help.

This week, try three things:

Pause before reacting.
Ask before assuming.
Recognize before correcting.

That's culture work.

Send this to a manager who gets it.
😂

08/27/2026

If you’re in HR, leadership, L&D, or facilitation, you probably know this moment.

You want people to participate.

You want them to connect.

You want to shift the energy when everyone is mentally somewhere between the meeting and lunch.

But you don’t always have time to invent an activity from scratch.

So I created The Workplace Laughter Toolkit.

It includes 65 ready-to-use activities organized around four needs:

🟡 Connect — 25 icebreakers and relationship builders
⚡ Energize — 20 activities to wake up attention and participation
🌿 Reset — 10 simple stress-reduction exercises
💡 Reframe — 10 humor and creative-thinking activities

Every activity tells you the purpose, time, group size, format, materials, three steps, a debrief question, and a facilitator safety tip.

Because the goal isn’t to force people to have fun.

It’s to create moments where work feels a little lighter, safer, and more human.

And you definitely don’t need to be a comedian to use it.

That part can remain my problem. 😂

The Workplace Laughter Toolkit is now available as a $27 digital download.

If you work with teams, tell me:

What’s harder for you—getting people to CONNECT, ENERGIZE, RESET, or REFRAME?

08/20/2026

08/07/2026

Honored, excited and thankful for the opportunity to speak at DisruptHR pdx .