Mixed feelings about this TEDx talk, mainly because I always thought my first TEDx would chronicle a personal life event where I overcome seemingly impossible odds to win the Quidditch cup for Gryffindor (still waiting for that owl). The opportunity also came to me during a busy work season when I was in the middle of co-authoring a report called “Raising the Bar” about our competitive destination clients. I was also given two weeks to prepare for this TEDx.

But opportunities like this are few and far between, so that month I kissed my sleep goodbye and took the plunge. Without the comfort of a screen to sit behind or cheat notes to read off-screen, I did my best to share what I think was the most important trend to come out of our work (Spoiler: The people transformed by the process of working in sustainability).

I see a million ways that I could have done better, but — I also see this as a lot of learning for the next one 😏

The day after the TEDx talk I presented the top-level findings of the report in a company webinar, where you can sense my energy levels are a little higher on Zoom following a night of relieved sleep.