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August 10, 2025

“The Buffet Plate” Overload..."It all looks amazing...but I only have one plate."

If you’ve ever built something meaningful, a company, a movement, a community, then you know what happens when the momentum starts to take shape. People notice. Ideas flow. Opportunities come from every direction.


It’s both humbling and chaotic.


Lately, I’ve found myself in the beautiful but very overwhelming position of being approached by friends, peers, and fellow founders with their own incredible initiatives. They’re doing good work. They have big hearts. And they want to collaborate.


But I’ve had to say something that doesn’t come easily to me...“This isn’t a fit for Here2Elevate right now.”


And it’s not because I don’t believe in them. It’s not because the work isn’t valuable. It’s because as a founder, a fractional leader, and someone committed to scaling with integrity, I’ve realized that saying yes to everything means diluting the very thing I’ve worked so hard to build.


Here2Elevate has a specific vision. We’re not just another consultancy. We’re a strategic operating partner for leaders who are scaling with purpose. We offer deep partnership, not surface-level synergy. And to do that well to truly elevate I have to protect the focus that fuels that impact.


This isn’t a “no forever.”


It’s a “not now, not in this form.”


It’s a commitment to aligned growth not reactive growth.


And it’s not easy.


Saying no to smart, passionate people I care about is hard. But I’ve learned that honoring my own capacity is part of honoring others, too. When I overextend, I show up half-present. I can’t give people my best. And I refuse to build a business that trades depth for busyness.


So if you’re reading this and wondering whether to reach out, please don’t stop. I welcome connection, ideas, and mutual support. But know that if I can’t move forward with something right now, it’s not personal. It’s discipline.


And discipline is what’s allowing Here2Elevate to serve the right people, in the right way, at the right time.


Because vision guides. People build. Execution wins and while the plate looks inviting, we have to focus on the one plate that will elevate.


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