Growth-Focused, Compassionate Leader | Amazon, Salesforce, Meta & Dropbox Alum | CHIEF Member | Mom²

I’ve been told “you’re not good enough” more times than I can count.

When I applied to early decision to Cornell, my Chemistry teacher laughed at me. She wasn't wrong - I got rejected. But “no” on a piece of paper wasn’t going to be the final answer. I called the Dean every single day until he finally took my call. He told me why I didn't get in and what I needed to change.

A year later, I walked through the doors as a student.

That moment shaped everything. 
It taught me how to speak up for myself — clearly, directly, and without apology. I've carried that into every role since. 

I’ve sold for and led teams across some of the biggest tech companies in the world, including Salesforce, Meta, Dropbox and Amazon. Along the way, that meant working through messy launches, rebuilding broken processes, coaching struggling reps, and helping leaders navigate growth, conflict, confusion and change.

And like anyone who's lived a full life, there were personal moments that forced me to rethink what leadership actually looks like. Rejection, personal loss, setbacks, and times where everything felt like it was falling apart. Those experiences changed the way I lead. 

Not with ego. Not with pressure.
But with clarity, communication, and being human first. 

Today, I coach sales leaders and partner fractionally with revenue teams who want to perform at a high level - without burning out or leading on autopilot. 

𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽:
- Sales Leaders who want confidence, clarity, and stronger communication
- Revenue teams who need simple, effective, human-first messaging
- Companies who want fractional support to stabilize, sharpen, or accelerate GTM

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁: 
Connecting with people. 
Getting to the real issue fast. 
Helping leaders show up with confidence. 
Turning chaos into clarity. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲:
Leadership isn't about being the loudest voice. 
Sales isn't about pressure.
People don't need more hustle - they need more clarity. 

If you're a sales leader who wants to grow, a team that needs direction, or a company looking for fractional help... 

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

Lindsey Fine

Can we please stop minimizing the badassery of women?

Yesterday's Gold medal game between Team USA and Team Canada was not deemed "high demand" by Olympic organizers.. 

Let's break this down: 

- This was the 7th time these two have met in an Olympic final. 

- Team USA entered the final game with a 31-1 goal differential. They outscored their opponents by 30 goals across 6 games. 

- One of those 6 games was against Team Canada where they shut them down 5-0. 

- Canada entered the final with a point to prove. Despite the loss in the prelims, they outscored the rest of the world 18-3. 

- And....they were the ONLY team in the entire tournament to hold USA scoreless for more than 2 periods.  In fact, Team USA didn't even find the back of the net until there was just 2:04 left in regulation. 

- The game tying goal was scored by Hilary Knight, making her the all-time leading SCORER in U.S. Olympic history. 

- It took a 3 on 3 sudden-death OT period for it to finally end. 

So, let's recap: 

- The greatest rivalry in hockey
- A record-breaking performance by a legend
- A literal last minute comeback 
- An OT goal to decide it all

If that's not "high demand", then I don't know what is.

Sales Leadership Coach & Fractional Revenue Partner | Coaching leaders. Guiding teams. Driving revenue. | Amazon, Salesforce, Meta, Dropbox Alum | Mom²

Ok, sold. 

Winter Olympics > Super Bowl

And I ❤️ football...

But Snoop on a Zamboni? 
100% here for it. 

What do y'all think 

🏈 or 🥇?

Meredith Hudson

I had no background in retail or manufacturing.
I had never created a physical product.

But I am a former Division I athlete who got tired of watching girls show up unprepared.

I kept seeing the same thing over and over.

Sephora bags inside backpacks.
Plastic baggies stuffed into side pockets.
Girls digging for one last hair elastic at the bottom of their bag.
Necklaces left on the bench.
Game-day chaos before the whistle even blew.

And I knew it wasn’t because they didn’t care.
It was because no one had built something for them.

So I did. From my kitchen.
With the belief that female athletes deserve gear designed for how they actually move through their day.

No retail background.
No manufacturing experience.
Just lived experience and a problem I couldn’t unsee.

Today, the Sideline Bag is used by 18,000+ athletes across the country and 50+ NCAA programs.

You don’t need expertise or permission to build something better.
You just need to care enough about it to actually start.

Founder of Sideline Bags | Roku Ads Manager | Creator

I offered a Sideline Bags brand ambassador $100 to create a video for a paid ad and she turned it down.

“I’ll do it for free. I’m actually honored.”

That’s true brand love.
You can’t fake it. You can’t buy it.
You can absolutely value it, but you can’t force it.

This is what happens when you build something WITH your customers, not just for them. When the product solves a real problem. When your story is real and based on lived experiences. 

When the community (of over 2K female athletes) feels seen. 

These girls are the BACKBONE of this brand and I can't wait to see the video she makes. I know it will resonate with other female athletes because it will be so, so real. Because she's the real deal!

(And yes, of course she'll be compensated!)

If you're building a community of brand ambassadors, I'd love to connect. I am always looking for ways to better serve them and create more opportunities for them to to earn!

“College softball is nothing like high school or travel ball,”
 a dad said to me today at the Clearwater Invitiational.

“Practices are harder.
Lifting is harder.
Even the warm-ups are harder.”

And that’s kinda the point.

The moment you prove you can play at one level, you earn the right to be uncomfortable at the next.

Same thing in business!!!!!!
What made you successful enough to start is NOT what will make you successful enough to scale. 
The habits, skills, and effort that got you noticed won’t be enough when the stakes get higher. 

Every level demands a new version of you, and growth requires constant discomfort. As a former D1 athlete, I think that's why I love being an entrepreneur. Discomfort is the standard.

What got you here won’t get you there.

Swipe for scenes from the Clearwater Invitational ➡️

I paid $3,000 for a social media coach and the first thing she taught me had nothing to do with algorithms or going viral.

It was about emojis.

She told me: if you’re building a personal brand, pick one emoji and use it everywhere: bio, captions, comments, DMs.

The goal is for people to recognize the symbol before they even read your name.

I chose the ⚡️ lightning bolt: Electric. Sporty. Fast. Prepared.
Exactly how I want you to feel when you see a Sideline Bag.

And now people comment ⚡️DM me ⚡️Tag me with ⚡️
They just know.

If your brand had one emoji, what would it be?
⬇️ Drop it below!

What emoji are you?

SLB is hiring an Email Marketing Contractor

I hardly send any emails 🙈 Looking for someone who understands DTC ecomm and has experience writing email copy. Not required to be sporty, but definitely need to understand my customers  🥎🥍🏑

Don’t send me your resume. Just send some examples of your work please and I’ll be in touch if there is a fit. 

Thanks for any referrals!!

“They dont ask you how, they ask you how many” - my dad 

Wouldn’t be running the business I am today without the lessons I learned through sports growing up.

You need to know your customer. Because I genuinely love sports, I’m showing up as a fan…not just a founder. ⚡️

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