Tricia Sciortino,

When Leadership Becomes Lonely. I didn’t expect leadership to feel this lonely. In the early days of BELAY, everything felt close. I knew every team member. I knew their families, their goals, the things that motivated them and the things that made them nervous. We built the company on relationship capital. Trust was personal. Conversations happened face-to-face. Decisions were made in proximity, with context and shared history. As the business grew, something quietly changed. New names...

Start 2026 With What Matters Most. When Jeff Bezos was asked what worried him most about Amazon’s future, his answer was simple: Day 2. “Day 2,” he said, “is stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death.” The only way to avoid it? Live every day like it’s Day 1. Day 1 is full of energy. It’s urgent. Scrappy. Vision-driven. You move like everything depends on what you do today—because it does. That philosophy stuck with me because I’ve lived my...

The Most Important Thing I'll Do Before The Year Ends. Music producer Rick Rubin has helped some of the most iconic artists in the world—Adele, Johnny Cash, Jay-Z—tap into their creative genius. But when he talks about how he helps people create something extraordinary, his method isn’t hustle or intensity. It’s stillness. “Being present is the key,” he says. “That’s where all creativity and change lives.” That idea stuck with me—because it’s true for leadership too. At the end of every year,...

The Leadership Gift of Reinvention. As we close out another year, I can’t help but think about the power of reinvention. And no one models this better than Taylor Swift. Over nearly two decades, Taylor has gone from country sweetheart to global pop icon to business mastermind—all while staying true to her voice and values. With every album, every tour, every chapter, she doesn’t cling to who she was. She chooses who she’s becoming. And that resonates deeply with me. When I moved from COO to...

“Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s a leadership strategy.”– Tricia Sciortino The Leadership Multiplier We Overlook: Gratitude Gratitude is often seen as a “nice-to-have” in leadership. A thank-you here, a quick acknowledgment there. Something you sprinkle in when you have time. But here’s the truth: gratitude isn’t just courtesy. It’s fuel. The leaders who practice gratitude deliberately don’t just build happier teams—they build stronger, more resilient, more engaged organizations. Gratitude...

“Every ‘yes’ is a tradeoff. Real leadership is knowing which ones are worth it.” – Walt Disney. The Discipline of Saying No Leadership isn’t just about what you say yes to. It’s about what you’re willing to say no to. And that’s the hard part. As leaders, we’re wired to take on more. More opportunities. More meetings. More requests. More responsibility. Saying yes feels generous, productive, even necessary. But every yes carries a hidden cost. Your yes to a standing meeting is a no to deep...

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney. The Wild Idea Walt Disney Refused to Let Go In the 1950s, Walt Disney had an idea so outrageous that nearly everyone around him said it would fail. A massive amusement park. A place where families could step directly into the stories they loved. Built not in a glamorous city, but in the middle of a swampy stretch of California farmland. Bankers said no. Investors backed away. Even his own board was skeptical. But Walt? He could see it. Not...

“I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me… I’m evolving away from tennis.” – Serena Williams. Knowing When to Quit Is the Hardest, and Smartest, Leadership Move Most people celebrate Serena Williams for what she won: 23 Grand Slam titles, 319 weeks ranked #1, and two decades of dominance. But here’s the truth: her greatest leadership move wasn’t about winning. It was about knowing when to walk away. Serena chose to evolve, not collapse. She didn’t wait...

"Speed looks like success. Focus is success." - Tricia Focus Is a Leadership Superpower The world applauds speed. We’re rewarded for moving fast—firing off quick emails, racing from one meeting to the next, hitting the next milestone sooner than expected. And yes, speed looks like success. But here’s the truth: speed without focus is just motion. It creates activity, but it doesn’t always create results. Real leadership—the kind that scales a business and shapes a team—requires more than...