She Scared the Hell Out of Me (and Made Me Better)

Feb 27, 2023

My former boss died February 18, after battling an aggressive cancer for less than a year.  She was brilliant and dedicated and selfless, and had terrifyingly high standards. I respected …

My Electric Speechwriter, and Me

Aug 17, 2023

Prologue, Post-Dated, August 24, 2023 I wrote the piece below before I spoke with the Dutch founders of the speechwriting app Verble, Devin van den Berg and Victor Straatman. In …

Blank page, blue sky

Apr 08, 2015

I get it on the golf course every time I'm paired with a stranger. There's a wait on the fourth tee, and the guy says, "So what do you do …

The Speechwriter’s Life: Robert Stewart

Nov 08, 2015

For more than two decades, speechwriter Robert Stewart has served everyone from CEOs and national association leaders to government and political officials to speak successfully in public. During a recent …

I Want to Focus on Our Future

Jan 13, 2016

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this …

3D Public Servants

Apr 22, 2020

Hi, I’m Mary Daly, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. And welcome to the presentation “3D Public Servants: The Courage to Be Human.” We had …