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How to Use a Pause to Make Your Point Memorable

by Windy Borman | August 19, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Vibrant Leadership | 0 Comments

Most people are trained to fill every silence. The most memorable communicators do the opposite. Here’s how to use a pause on purpose, and why it works.

Why Executives Freeze and Fidget on Camera — And What It’s Costing Them

by Windy Borman | August 12, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Vibrant Leadership | 0 Comments

Whether you freeze or fidget on camera, your body is giving you away. Here’s why, and what it’s costing your career.

What VIBRANT Means in Leadership (And What It Doesn’t)

by Windy Borman | August 5, 2026 | B.R.A.V.E. Framework, Executive Storytelling, Vibrant Leadership | 0 Comments

Most people think VIBRANT means big energy. It doesn’t. Here’s what VIBRANT presence really means for women executives.

Sabrina Fendrick | Chief Public Affairs Officer, Berkeley Patients Group

Jun 22, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Sabrina Fendrick is a public affairs professional with over thirteen years of experience working at the intersection of cannabis policy, nonprofit...

Taylor West | Sr. Communications Director, COHNNABIS

Jun 15, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Taylor West is senior communications director at COHNNABIS, the cannabis-focused “agency within an agency” of COHN, one of Denver’s top 10...

Hillary Peckham | COO, Co-Owner and Founder, Etain LLC

Jun 8, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Nominate A Puffragette

Hillary Peckham co-founded Etain, LLC, the only women-owned business to receive one of the five competitive medical marijuana licenses in New York...

10 Reasons We Need a Film about Women in Cannabis

Jun 6, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Notes from the Director

I get asked this a lot: "Why produce a Film about WOMEN in Cannabis?" My snarky answer is: "Why Not?" Sometimes that does the trick, but other times...

Jeanine Moss | Co-Founder, Outfront Solutions and Founder, AnnaBis Style

Jun 1, 2016 | Mary Janes Blog, Meet the Puffragettes

Jeanine Moss is the Co-Founder of Outfront Solutions, and Founder of AnnaBis Style, odor-proof accessories to carry cannabis in style. Jeanine grew...