Wonder & Wow

Welcome to the monthly-ish newsletter from Wa’am Writes HQ.

How do you envision your Future Self? A few years ago I envisioned myself waving to a sea of paying clients from a home in Portugal, wearing a Wa’am Writes t-shirt. That was almost a year before Wa’am Writes, LLC was a business. By the time this newsletter posts I will be in Porto for a two week escape, visiting friends and wearing a Wa’am Writes t-shirt. It’s amazing what life we grow for ourselves when we open up our dreams to others.

Sabrina Madison, aka Heymiss Progress, introduced me to Jazmynn Appleton at Forward Fest. When I told her I write inspirational and empowering stories to help my clients grow, she told me to write Jazmynn’s story. Sabrina was right. We can all learn from Jazmynn’s revival story.

We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled News Format to Celebrate a Meaningful Milestone…

It's Wa'am Writes' 25 Month Anniversary!

Ever since I came out as a writer after a lifetime of sales, freelancing turned into a lifestyle upgrade. Wa'am Writes experienced tremendous growth and evolution thanks to amazing community, cooperation and collaboration. Together we're making positive change.

• Thanks to Julie Peterson for hiring me as a writer for Natural Awakenings Magazine, giving me a by line for the first time in years.

• Thanks to Mara Winke for referring me to Charter School Capital, now Grow Schools. Thank you to Liz Overson and Ashley MacQuarrie for hiring me and Latanya Hodges, Megan Ullman, Joanna Johnson, Lynn Ellis, Sarah Scheel, and Jesse Fosse for working so closely with me on heart-forward missions for incredible schools. Our entire Enrollment Marketing Team rocks! A special thanks to Michael Barber for patiently listening to me.

• Thank you to Mary Jane Connor for inviting me into MABC and Bizzy Bizzy, along with Candy Phelps.

• Thank you to Heather Wentler at Doyenne for all of your personal guidance through the Triple Threat Venture Program, and creating a sisterhood for me with Anne Michels and Marita Herkert-Oakland.

• Thank you Nicola Brown of KOKORO 🙏🏾 your weekly mental and emotional support is priceless! Keep building your kind and caring community.

• Thank you to Capital Entrepreneurs for scooping me into some events and networking with great energy. A special thanks to Benjamin Hansen for inviting me in to get more involved.

• Thank you to Olivia Wisden and Two Lips Creative for creative inspiration, warm connections, and inviting me into some beautiful projects.

• Thank you Caitlin Skinner for believing in me and shedding even more light on the benefits of supporting clients who align with our values and are making the world a better place.

• Thank you to Jodi Rose Studio for the necessary art therapy and meaningful projects.

• Thank you to Leslie Boden of Money Management Counselors for the insightful and life-changing Money Mindset Makeover course.

• Thank you to Mike Schuster of Fiddlesmart Marketing for being my kind and persistent accountability partner.

• Thank you Heather Dean and active members of MABC. Your membership is gold, and we're going to enrich it even more with increased diversity.

• Thank you to 🏳️‍🌈 OPEN Madison - so much motivation, heart, determination, and uplifting - oh the places we'll go!

• Thank you, Alysa Thomas of Her Rose Co. Keep me pushing forward.

• A huge thanks to Glenda Mitchell of GM Creative for my new branding photos! They capture my energy well!

• Thank you Amy Pierquet for the powerful and fun logo that everyone loves and perfectly encapsulates my energy and role as a superhero writer for super leaders.

There are so many more friends, clients and business connections who were integral to this gorgeous metamorphosis, and we’re just getting warmed up. 😀 More website content, more inspirational stories, more paid social media copy… more collaboration with creatives (am I hinting at future workshops?)!

If you're excited and feel we need to collaborate on a mission, snag time with me here. We can walk-n-talk, chat over coffee, or compete for best virtual Zoom background.

Thanks again for your awesomeness!