I am currently working with my first client at Tying It Together Consulting, and the project centers on something they believe they do very well for their members. However, several public and private organizations are actually delivering those same services more effectively. While that scenario may sound eerily familiar to some of you, it immediately…

A few weeks ago I was sitting outside the office with a good friend, chatting about our children. He mentioned that his youngest had recently been accepted into Appalachian State University. While he was excited for him to experience the book learning that comes with a university education, he also didn’t want him to take…

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – When I first heard that Mark Twain quote, I wasn’t sure what it meant. I was fairly certain it didn’t apply to working in tobacco fields during middle school, baking bagels at Bruegger’s in North Hills…

As I mentioned in last week’s post about Tim Kent, he hired me as the first NC Association of REALTORS® Director of Business Development. And from the moment that happened, one thing became very clear: Tim was going to invest in my success. He was determined to give me the tools not only to thrive…

My first role in the association profession was with the NC Association of REALTORS®. And although it wasn’t Tim who hired me, it would be him who ultimately influenced my future career path. I vividly remember the day it was announced that Tim was being hired as the Executive Vice President of NCAR. When I…

Over the last few weeks, my men’s group has been reading John Maxwell’s The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. On Saturday we were discussing the Law of Addition, and it sent me down memory lane, back to the origin story of Tying It Together Consulting. In my first blog—and in my opening post on LinkedIn—I…

It is hard to believe that it was over 25 years ago when I sat down with a career counselor at my alma mater, UNC-Greensboro, to talk about what I wanted to do with my life. I had graduated with a degree in English and Political Science, with a concentration in Journalism, and for the…