BlogHandy

BlogHandy enables website owners to add an SEO-optimized and beautiful-looking blog to their existing website within minutes. 

It seamlessly plugs into any website, website builder page, landing page or no-code tool. Simply add two lines of code to your website, and it automatically takes over your existing color scheme, fonts and styling, and you can start blogging right away!

Co-Founder

Invoiceberry.com

InvoiceBerry is an online invoicing and accounting software for freelancers and small businesses. 

InvoiceBerry helps businesses to create, send and manage all of their invoices while keeping track of their expenses.

Founder & CEO

Device9

Responsibilities included client services, product development and other operational activities at cross device and unique device recognition (cookie-less tracking) company.

Ability to match / pair devices, apps and browsers back to a single user. Machine learning, privacy compliant cookie-less tracking capabilities with market leading accuracy of 94%

Shortlisted for the i-com Global Data Venture Challenge Award 2015 for "leveraging value from marketing data and measurement".

Exited to Flashtalking.

Investor, Director of Client Services

Freelance

Freelance developer and business advisor.

Freelancer/Advisor

Uwe Dreissigacker Internet Services EK

Technical development of online games, ad server technology and online advertisement networks; Business development; Strategy; Customer acquisition.

Running of multiple online games with a combined user-base of over 500,000 customers.

Setting up, developing and running of an online advertisement network with annual revenues of over EUR 500,000 within the first 12 months.

Add an SEO-optimized Blog to your website in minutes with BlogHandy.com

Uwe is the founder of BlogHandy.com, a hassle-free way of embedding an SEO-optimized blog to any website in 3 minutes. BlogHandy works with any website and enables businesses to start publishing SEO-focused blog posts from the get-go. The built-in SEO analyzer helps content writers optimize their blog posts to rank on search engines, while the built-in Google Indexer helps to get posts indexed faster.

Uwe is also the founder of the online invoicing tool InvoiceBerry.com. InvoiceBerry is used by over 150,000 businesses around the world to create, send and manage their invoices online. With the help of InvoiceBerry, businesses can accept payments directly on their invoices, keep track of unpaid invoices and follow up with late-paying clients.

Uwe has been an entrepreneur for over two decades. His first serious venture was a network of online games that attracted over 500,000 active players when he was only 16 years old. He then ventured out into the online advertisement space, co-founding an ad network with over 1bn monthly ad impressions. His next venture was in the AdTech space, which was a catalyst for his career in SaaS. He's now been active in the SaaS space for over a decade.

Uwe's experience ranges from product development to content marketing and SEO to growth hacking.

Uwe Dreissigacker

StoryEQ™

Founder

flynnkristina media, inc.

with over 17 years of building story-driven brands and communities for exceptional individuals—from NBA All-Stars to venture capitalists and renowned artists—my approach combines traditional storytelling with the latest in tech and AI. giving you a transformative perspective and uncovering new dimensions in your personal and professional journey.

how can you work with me?

• 1:1 guided personal story discovery 
• story articulation, content strategy and market positioning
• personal story playbooks, knowledge bases, and custom GPTs

accomplishments:

- transformative brand and operational advancements to over 20 award-winning artists, Ivy League PhDs, industry-leading CEOs, Gates Scholar recipients, and multi-million dollar bootstrapped startup Founders.

- built my personal brand to 20,000 followers + subscribers across platforms and a “Top Personal Branding Voice” recognition by LinkedIn in 2 years.

- created "StoryEngine", an AI-powered platform enhancing personal branding and professional growth among influential women and non-binary leaders; 90% approval rating from all BETA participants.

- led the development of a sold-out, first-of-its-kind, 1,000-piece generative art collection on the Ethereum blockchain that generated over $250,000 for award-winning musician, Ed Balloon, in 72 hours.

- engineered Kyle Lowry's pioneering Genesis NFT Collection, marking a significant intersection of technology and sports on blockchain technology.

- enhanced operational efficiencies and cross-functional team communication by over 25% in less than a year and advised and acted as a thought partnership to the CEO for the #1 training program for underrepresented tech founders in the US, Founder Gym.

Personal Brand + Story Strategist

Rug Radio

content focused on all things web3 (culture, community, creators, tech et. al.). platform and format agnostic.

host of weekly podcast, Web3 Queeroes.

Freelance Content Creator

elected, founding, member leading the establishment of the governance framework of pioneering decentralized autonomous organization in the media sector, underpinned by 1000 ETH ($5 million) and a community of over 1,000 co-owners.

Council + Founding Member

Marigold Capital

advisor to one of North America's first and top impact investment funds.

Advisor

jiiWA

- escalated and bootstrapped the startup to over $500,000 in revenue in less than 3 years through strategic development and oversight of all core business units.

- led JIIWA to successful B Corp Certification, acknowledging stakeholder governance policies and company procedures that embody the values of community investment and sustainable business practices.

- facilitated close to 3 years of industry research and customer discovery, collecting over 800,000 data points from over 10,000 end users across multi-year, enterprise clients in North America.

Co-Founder & CEO

GuardLab

- orchestrated the development of operational systems and digital platforms, including a DTC Website, Shopify backend, iOS and Android apps, leading to significantly enhancing efficiency and team and stakeholder engagement.

- established pivotal partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and major sports franchises across the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, UFC, and NCAA.

- acted as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the CEO and Board of Directors on industry trends and consumer behaviours that informed critical business decisions.

Vice President, Operations

The 519

- spearheaded the execution of a groundbreaking $100 million capital project of the world’s first inclusive sport and recreation facility, led by one of Canada’s wealthiest families. 

- acted as the primary liaison and strategic council between a major philanthropic donor and critical project stakeholders, including Federal, Provincial, and Municipal elected officials.

- directed the development, presentation, and administration of the project’s annual $1.5 million budget.

- facilitated a comprehensive community engagement process for over 2,500 residents of Moss Park, leading both the planning and execution phases.

Senior Project Consultant, The Moss Park Project

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

- promoted 3 times in under 6 years beginning as Intern, and ending as Manager, Community and Player Engagement.

- led a team of 4 in the strategy and execution of all business and personal initiatives and charitable investments for 90+ professional athletes, coaches and executives annually. 

- generated $1.7M through event management, sales and operations for major MLSE Foundation events through innovative sponsorship and donor engagement strategies. 

- launched MLSE’s educational platform, coordinating cross-functional teams to create a comprehensive resource for community health and wellness that served over 100,000 teachers across Canadian school boards.

- spearheaded MLSE’s first-ever Pride Night and Pride March.

Manager, Community & Player Engagement (Toronto Raptors | Toronto FC | MLSE Foundation)

Coordinator, Community and Player Programming (Toronto Raptors)

Coordinator, NBA Programming (NBA 3on3)

Community/Basketball Development Intern

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

- Acted as liaison between Toronto and Ottawa legal offices in the acquisition of Johnson and Buchan LLP. Included software and systems training of 15 Ottawa personnel. 

- Created and maintained corporate manual on department policies, procedures and guidelines.
	
- Delivered training seminars to legal secretariat assistant groups and conducted departmental orientations for new legal professionals.

- Assisted with special projects by researching new resources and testing new products and software.

- Provided support to the Records Management team as required.

Analyst/Coordinator, Records Management

make your personal story a profitable brand | i help high-potential women understand & share their stories to effortlessly sell themselves & their work | +15 years building brands for NBA All-Stars, founders, VCs | ADHD

aren’t you sick of playing small?

maybe you’re:

• feeling overlooked while you watch others rise
• unsure how to own your story & show up confidently
• ready to finally get paid for what makes you unique

🟦 short 🟦

for 18 years, i built personal brands for NBA All-Stars, Olympians, and VCs. now, i help mid-to-late career founders + pros use StoryEQ™—my AI-driven, neuroscience-backed approach—to discover, articulate, and own their story so they can GET PAID for their expertise.

tired of staying safe? go to my “featured” section to book a discovery call.

🟦 long 🟦

if you’re here, you’re feeling it. the frustration of not fully knowing (or owning) who you are or how to communicate what makes you valuable.

you’re wondering:

• how do i explain what i do in a way that feels like me?
• how am i different and why should people care?
• who the f*ck am i to call myself an expert?

you’ve tried to "figure it out"… journaling, courses, reading. but it never feels complete.

but you’re still stuck:

• holding back
• doubting your worth
• feeling invisible in rooms you belong

the reality is you don’t feel like you because you haven’t fully discovered who you are.

but, here’s what i know from 18 years with top talent:

• you’re not alone in feeling this way
• it can 100% be fixed (in way less time than you think)

if you want to show up with confidence, get paid for your unique expertise, and build a personal brand that "feels like you" AND deeply connects with your audience, it starts with two things:

1) getting clear on your personal story and why it matters
2) learning to share it authentically—in a way that connects with any audience

that’s what i help you do with StoryEQ™. 

this AI + EQ framework makes self-reflection accessible, storytelling strategic (without the trauma-spilling), and your personal brand your greatest professional asset.

ready to enter your no f*cks era? book a discovery call in my FEATURED section.

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real results from leaders who’ve used StoryEQ™ to step into their No F*cks Era™:

🔸 “i built a multi million dollar company in 18 months, and if i'd had StoryEQ™ early on, my team and i could’ve done it in 9. it is so impactful that we now send all of our consulting clients through the process with Kristina.” — Amanda Northcutt (Founder and CEO @ Level Up Creators)

🔸 “kristina is kindness and warmth personified. she creates a safe space to dig into the nitty-gritty parts of your life and analyze them in a way that gives them deep meaning.” — Erica Schneider (Founder + Creator @ Cut The Fluff + Full Stack Solo)

kristina flynn

42 years old. moving back in with my parents. and finally okay with it.


labour day weekend. kids are set to go back to school. 

text from our landlords: 
"are you around to chat?"

f*ck.

wifey and i have been renting for over a decade. 
we knew what that meant.

no worries though. they were just listing the house, that didn't mean it would actually sell.

fast forward 2.5 months and we move out Saturday.

5 days on market. 
sold over ask. 
60 days to get out.

(still don't get how a single dude is given the same amount of notice when evicted as a family of four. wild.)

out of over 15 places we went to see, 
2 were in our price range.

both applications were rejected.

my parents offered their place.
"just a few months while you figure it out."

the voice in my head (whom i call Regina George) got real loud:

• they're offering out of obligation.
• your wife doesn't want to live with in-laws.
• you're 42. how are you moving back home?
• what if the kids break shit? what if the dog pisses somewhere?

so we kept searching.
kept applying.
kept getting rejected.

then i looked at wifey:

"i know this sounds silly but it feels like the universe is telling us to go be with my parents."

"i feel the same," she said.

when we stopped resisting, things got way less stressful:

• the kids get more time w/ nana + poppa
• we get rare time as adults w/ my aging parents
• the financial breathing room to find the RIGHT place
• my parents get to be needed (they f*cking love that)

when i read (heard) this line in The Surrender Experiment last week, i felt a crazy energy run throughout my entire body: 

"challenging situations create the force needed for change. the problem is - we (often) use that energy to resist change."

the Author, Michael Singer learned: 

"if i could handle the winds of the current storm, it would end up blowing in some great gift."

overthinking high-achievers: we're so busy performing "having it together" that sometimes we miss the gifts wrapped in the storm.

that thing stealing your sleep?
that "failure" you're hiding?

what if it's not happening TO you?
what if it's happening FOR you?

you'll never know unless you take a moment to stop, assess the chaos, and listen long enough for what the universe is trying to show you. 

this is the reframe i'm bringing with me as we pack up the truck this weekend. 

surrendering to reality
instead of resisting b/c of preference. 


real talk 💬 is resistance a new topic for you (it is for me)?

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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers like you turn your personal stories and wild careers into personal brands (that feel like you and make sh*ttons of money).

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people)

follow me here: kristina flynn

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you can’t see your value. i fix that | 18 yrs w/ NBA All-Stars, Olympians + VCs | founder, StoryEQ™ - helping overthinkers turn wild careers + stories into brands that feel like you + make sh*t-tons of money | ADHD

my therapist says i need "consistency." so here's 12,000 thoughts from this morning.



(welcome to #overthinkinginpublic — my brain dump series happening every Wednesday)


the avg person has 4000 thoughts/day. 

overthinkers like me? we're *at least* triple that. 


here are some of mine:
(that literally no one asked for)


• whoever said Allan Keys are the best invention has never actually used a f*cking Allan Key

• we have tech that lets rockets take off, come back and land…Apple, can you really not build an AirPod case that stays closed when it drops???

• i don't care how much of a Millennial it makes me. i'm not booking no flight on a f*cking phone. 

• 🎵"i'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby"🎵 

• are we "officially old" when a car peels around the corner and we respond with "well, that was unnecessary."

• as a kid i collected keychains. now i collect domains. welcome to the family, performingprofessionalism(.)com

• i resent Gen Z bringing back the tramp stamp. how are people supposed to know my age now? 

• were "The Jones'" a marketing campaign just like "Betty Crocker"?

• are we the last generation to say things like "2 shakes of a lamb's tail"? (yes i actually say this)

• what asshole decided that women needed to shave their entire bodies to be desirable?



real talk 💬 how many thoughts do you think you have daily?



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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers like you turn your personal stories and wild careers into personal brands (that feel like you and make sh*ttons of money).

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people):

follow me here: kristina flynn

my therapist says i need "consistency." so here's 12,000 thoughts from this morning (pt.4)


(welcome to #overthinkinginpublic — my brain dump series happening every Wednesday)

the avg person has 4000 thoughts/day.
overthinkers like me? gotta be at least triple that.

here are some of mine:
(that literally no one asked for)


• what’s the evolutionary reason for “bum chins”
• 🎵 come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination 🎵
• i would rather lose my arm than take 2 trips with the groceries 
• if you ask me to do something ASAP, I promise you I’ll do it never 
• helping my first grader with her homework is low-key the best confidence boost
• my 6 y/o started adding CTAs to the end of the stories she writes - and wow am I proud
• if you dare to say “quid pro quo” to me seriously, you grant me permission to slap you in the face
• i can’t fathom the brain space I’d have if it wasn’t full of every 90s R&B and Hip Hop lyric i’ve ever heard 
• curse the man (yeah I said it) who arbitrarily decided what “room temperature” was for all people, everywhere
• shout out to my new “age award”…lip wrinkles. nothing like seeing your grandma every time you look in the mirror


real talk 💬 you got lip wrinkles yet? 


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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers like you turn your personal stories and wild careers into personal brands (that feel like you and make sh*ttons of money).

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people)

follow me here: kristina flynn

my therapist says i need "consistency." so here's 12,000 thoughts from this morning (pt.3)


(welcome to #overthinkinginpublic** — my brain dump series happening every Wednesday)

the avg person has 4000 thoughts/day.
overthinkers like me? gotta be at least triple that.

here are some of mine:
(that literally no one asked for)

• “oooooo...he’s an angry elf”
• fav thing…hearing words like “diorama” in rap songs
• how did Sharpies corner the permanent marker market?
• they created silencers for hand guns…why the f*ck did they leave out tape guns?
• can someone explain what made clams the universal standard for real happiness?
• if you have the courage to throw out the spare parts at the end of an IKEA build, i want to hire you
• we've disrupted whole ass industries like taxis and food delivery but no one can disrupt the umbrella?
• sign of someone who isn’t funny? they remember their past jokes and consistently remind you of them
• i’m not killing my plants...i’m making them better plants by pushing their bodies beyond what they thought was possible
• my Mom bites her nails, i bite my nails, my 6 year old bites her nails. some shit is just nurture. you think your shame is gonna make me stop?


real talk 💬 you’re cleaning your car and find a perfectly good M&M on the seat. you eating it or nah?


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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers like you turn your personal stories and wild careers into personal brands (that feel like you and make sh*ttons of money).

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people)
follow me here: kristina flynn

Simon Sinek was only half right.


"Start with Why" changed how we think about business.

but it created a generation of coaches obsessed with their mission while their audience scrolls past thinking "who gives a f*ck?"

here's the half Simon missed:

knowing your why means f*ck all if you don't know how to make others care about it.

i see it all the time. 

everyone's obsessed with their mission. their "why."

they pour hours into perfecting every word.
they do 100s of exercises to find it.
(i think i've done no less than 1000 of these)

meanwhile, their audience scrolls past their posts thinking "who gives a f*ck?"

find your why. absolutely.
uncover your story. 100%.
but your work doesn't end there.

next, you need to ask yourself this question:

"how does my audience need to hear and experience my why, my mission, my work in order for it to 1) resonate deeply 2) know i'm the PERFECT person to help them with their problems."

this is what it looks like in my 4 Stories Framework
(geek mode, activated)

STORY #1: CURRENT
what others say about you (perception) 
the story that exists when you leave the room

STORY #2: OLD
what you tell yourself (protection) 
the bullsh*t story running on repeat in your head

STORY #3: BRIDGE
what story you decide to share (discernment) 
when you take ownership of what you put out there
(hint: you don't need to share all of it!)

STORY #4: NEW
what actually connects & converts (trust) 
the story that makes people pull out their credit card

most of us obsess over story #3. 
perfecting. polishing. performing.

but your audience buys from story #4.

the gap between those two? 
that's where your business will die.

we're taught that content is about the creator. 
your vision. your message. your impact.

bullsh*t.

if you want your work to reach people, it needs to serve the audience.

start with why? sure.
but end with "who gives a sh*t.


real talk 💬 how many mission, IKIGAI, Start with Why exercises have you done? 

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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers turn their messy stories into profitable personal brands (that actually feel like them).

if you dig this (and don't hate Queer people): 
follow me here: kristina flynn

i crushed the talk. but felt nothing. like watching someone else’s success through a window. 



last week i shared that 90% of women in a room of 100 raised their hands when i asked who felt like they didn’t belong.

today i'm still thinking about why.


"imposter syndrome" doesn't capture it. 
at least not for me.

i don't feel like an imposter. 
i know logically i'm “good at what i do”.

for me, it feels more like disconnect.

my brain can list the facts:

• brought value
• crushed the talk
• people connected
• asks to work together

but my body? feels nothing.


and if 90% of the women in that room of 'heavy hitters' (barf) raised their hands? 

this isn’t just a “me” problem of knowing my achievements but being unable to feel them.


so, here's what i'm #overthinkinginpublic today (maybe you can help me figure this out):


what if the way we're taught to “succeed” actually breaks our ability to experience it when we do?

think about it.

• every time we push through exhaustion for a deadline
• every time we smile in meetings when we want to scream
• every time we ignore our gut to be "professional"

we’re doing what i call “performing professionalism” 


teaching our nervous system its signals don't matter.

teaching ourselves that success means overriding what we feel.

that to “win” we need to disconnect from ourselves.



so when we "make it" - we literally can't feel it. because we've trained ourselves out of it.


i don’t have any answers yet 
but naming it feels like the first step

and i can’t ignore the pattern.


if 90% of a room of ridiculously accomplished women feel like they don’t belong… 

that's not individual failure.
that's something bigger.

and if we wanna fix it… we’re gonna have to admit it’s a big f*cking problem in the first place. 


real talk 💬 have you ever experienced this?


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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers turn their personal stories and wild careers into personal brands (that feel like them and make sh*ttons of money).

if you liked this (and don’t hate Queer people):

follow me here: kristina flynn

my therapist says i need "consistency." so here's 12,000 thoughts from this morning (pt.2)


(welcome to #overthinkinginpublic — my brain dump series happening every Wednesday)

the avg person has 4000 thoughts/day.
overthinkers like me? gotta be at least triple that.

here are some of mine:
(that literally no one asked for)

• do 2 narcissists ever end up together?
• are crawfish actually just baby lobsters?
• do Blue Jays know that they're the Brad Pitt of birds?
• Pamela Anderson might be the best comeback story since the QR code
• “this is our daughter, Dottie, and this is our other daughter…Dottie’s sister”
• why are ears and noses the only things on our bodies that continue to grow as we age?
• if an item you washed is damp but you really want to wear it, do you put it on anyways? (i 100% do)
• i’m still working on a definition of peri-menopause but so far I’ve got: 3 days of existential crises monthly
• is my house actually a disaster or is it just a disaster compared to the house i grew up in (where you only played in your room and basement)?
• 🎵doooooo yooouurrr ears hang low. do they wobble to and frow. can you tie them in a knot. can you tie them in a bow. 🎵


real talk 💬 are you an overthinker?

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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers like you turn your personal stories and wild careers into personal brands (that feel like you and make sh*ttons of money).

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people)

follow me here: kristina flynn

i've spent 30 years trying to fix myself but i was never broken. too bad my nervous system didn't know that.


something we rarely talk about:

overthinking high-achievers have spent their lives performing "normal"
because our nervous systems learned early that being our full self wasn't welcomed.

wasn't safe.

we were trained to:
• "tone it down"
• chill our intensity
• not be "so dramatic"

basically...be more palatable
and put other's comfort before our own.

so it makes perfect sense then that 
when you go to be your "authentic self" online
your nervous system freezes.

it's trying to warn you.

(remember what happened last time you were yourself? when you made other people uncomfortable?)

i know this shit firsthand.

i was that "dumb", "painfully shy", and "sick" kid.
had a psychiatrist by 12 and wore so many labels, i lost count:

speech impediment
learning disability
childhood trauma
depression
bulimia
anxiety
ADHD
OCD

so my nervous system learned early:
being myself = not safe.

hide the ADHD.
mask the anxiety.
perform being "normal."

and for a long time i thought there was no way in hell i could be any other way. 

but by building a brand and business online through StoryEQ™ - i proved myself wrong. 

it didn't happen overnight. it's taken years.
and my greatest setback still remains:

the fear of success, not of failure.

because succeeding at the level i want to succeed...

learning how to regain my self-trust publicly, 
so i can then help others do the same...

means i'm gonna catch A LOT of shit.
and a lot of people aren't gonna like me.

i worry constantly whether i've got the emotional capacity to deal with trolls.
(even thinking about that makes me want to puke).

but by refusing to give in. 
i taught my nervous system to give up
(on this warning at least)

one terrifying moment at a time.

so today remember...

the people that can't handle ALL of you?
they're not your people.

and the ones who need your full, "too much" self?
they've been waiting for you to finally show up.


real talk 💬 you scared of trolls?

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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers turn their wild careers and stories into personal brands that feel like them and make sh*ttons of money.

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people):
follow me here: kristina flynn

"you're over 50... pick a lane."
six words from a recruiter that made me lose my sh*t.


my client? Mensa-level IQ.

decades of experience across AI, machine learning, engineering.
i'm talking pioneering autonomous trains type sh*t.

and THIS is what she's told?

i was visibly pissed when she shared it. 
and i'm almost never fazed.

not because it's not true. but because it IS true for way too many opportunities.

and it’s f*cking silly.

people with brilliant minds, massive hearts, and beautiful intentions for their work aren't able to fulfill their dreams in a system that:

• lets machines decide who's "worthy"
• doesn't have time for people-to-people interaction
• has a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders over humans

most of my clients are folks in their 40s, 50s, 60s.

PhDs. Olympians. Fortune 100 execs. Mensa-level geniuses.

20, 30, 40 years leading tech, media, and businesses that have changed how the world works.

on the surface? objectively successful.
but when they meet me? defeated.

laid off. passed over. made redundant. overlooked in rooms they can own.

they’ve been hunting for months - often years - for their next big opp.
only to be told their amazing career is actually a liability.

"i did everything i was supposed to."
one client told me:

i worked hard
i stayed humble
i didn't complain
i followed the rules
i became "one of the boys"
i fixed the messes others left
i came in early and stayed late
i got the "promo" without the raise
i watched less capable peers get projects i wanted

and through it all i stayed quiet.
i smiled when i wanted to cry.

telling myself they would see me,
when they never did.

for what?

the psychological damage of this conditioning runs deep. so here are the first 2 things i share with these folks:

1️⃣ your feelings are valid and make complete sense. i’m sorry.
2️⃣ your wild career feels all over the place and it's not. i promise.

when you look at the resume gaps and jumps in isolation, they seem random.
when you look at them together, they're connected by themes, patterns and throughlines that are impossible to see on your own.

(that's the work we do together)

you're not a one-dimensional person.
you don't have to pick one lane.

no one is better positioned for this next phase of work than you.

but to own that, you need to 

find the story in your work. 
find the language that feels like you 

so you can own it in any room without the fear someone’s gonna ask:
“so, what do you do?”

your wild career isn't a liability. it's truly your unfair advantage.
don’t give up. start using it.

you're way too smart to let some f*cking recruiter decide what's best for you.

real talk 💬 how many different industries have you worked in?

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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers turn their wild careers and stories into personal brands that feel like them and make sh*ttons of money.

if you liked this (and don't hate Queer people):

follow me here: kristina flynn

my 6 y/o discovered the $6.2 million banana. what i realized next won't leave my brain.

she doesn't overthink.


my daughter is an Artist. 
she started claiming that label at 3. 
 
wifey and i encourage it. 

i'm an Artist, 
but couldn't claim it until my late 30s. 

last week she burst through the door after school:
"Mommy, this guy's art was taping a banana to a wall!"

i said, "wild right, it's called 'Comedian.'"

her eyes went huge. "you KNOW that story?!"

and we were off. 
(i'd bet my right arm she has my brain)

30 minutes deep diving into Maurizio Cattelan. 
the concept. the sales. the controversy.

about 15 mins in, she grabbed my sharpie.

didn't ask permission.
didn't worry about getting it wrong.
didn't wonder if she was artistic enough.

just...started drawing.

couple minutes later (with some spelling help from me) her interpretation was done. 

it was like i got to watch myself create before the world got to me.

before i worried "what will they think?"
before i wondered "am i qualified?"
before i felt wrong claiming Artist. 

she wanted to make something. so she did.

no overthinking to the point of paralysis.
no overriding voice in her head.
no second guessing.

just: idea → action.

this is what we lose, isn't it?

not our creativity.
not our ability.
not our ideas.

we lose the permission to just do.

overthinking high-achievers get this. 

1000s of ideas sitting in your notes app.
frameworks dying in your Notion instance.
stories you're "perfecting" instead of posting.

maybe it's time to pick up the sharpie again.

stop asking if you're ready.
stop waiting for permission.
stop overthinking it without action.

your 6-year-old self would've just done it by now.


real talk 💬 what did you want to be when you grew up?


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hey hey, i'm kristina with a 'k' and i help overthinking high-achievers turn their personal stories and wild careers into profitable personal brands (that actually feel like them).

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