by Windy Borman | Sep 9, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Expressive Leadership
In March 2019, I’m standing in front of a sold-out room in Worcester, Massachusetts, after a screening of Mary Janes: The Women of Weed, my documentary on the women building the first billion-dollar industry not dominated by men. A hand goes up. Someone asks...
by Windy Borman | Sep 2, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Expressive Leadership
I was sitting onstage at the One World Film Festival in Ottawa, mic in hand, in front of a few hundred people. Mines Action Canada, a longtime supporter of my documentary The Eyes of Thailand, had flown me up from the US, booked me for CBC radio interviews, and...
by Windy Borman | Aug 26, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Vibrant Leadership
Sometimes you have to build the room you belong in. A few years ago, I convened a panel after the Denver premiere of my documentary, Mary Janes: The Women of Weed. I’d filmed more than 40 women across the country for that film. About ten of them made it to the...
by Windy Borman | Aug 19, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Vibrant Leadership
Most people think a memorable line is about word choice. It’s not. It’s about what happens around it: the pause before, the pause after, and sometimes the pause right in the middle of a sentence, exactly where you need the room to catch up. I spent years...
by Windy Borman | Aug 12, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Vibrant Leadership
Executives freeze on camera because they think the camera is the audience. It isn’t. Unless you’re live, the editor is your audience. They’re going to sit in a room, long after you’ve left it, and decide which 10 seconds of you actually make it into...
