Amy Griffin

Thank you so much. Thank you for that lovely, lovely introduction. It's sometimes hard to hear. And I'm really, really honored to be here and grateful that you're having this conversation with me.

Thank you so much. Thank you for that lovely, lovely introduction. It's sometimes hard to hear. And I'm really, really honored to be here and grateful that you're having this conversation with me.

And I just came to a place in my life where I realized that, you know, there's this idea that we think secrets keep us safe and really they keep us stuck. And I do, I have the most incredible life. I have a beautiful life. I've built a beautiful family and a career. I get to support these founders every day who I'm learning from and growing with on their teams. And it's been extraordinary.

And I just came to a place in my life where I realized that, you know, there's this idea that we think secrets keep us safe and really they keep us stuck. And I do, I have the most incredible life. I have a beautiful life. I've built a beautiful family and a career. I get to support these founders every day who I'm learning from and growing with on their teams. And it's been extraordinary.

And the thing I'm most grateful for is the friendships that I have in my life. But when I turned in the last few years to really recognize I'd built this life where I was supporting others in their journeys. And the time finally came where I recognized that it was time to tell my story. And I think one of the most interesting things about this process is that I started writing five years ago.

And the thing I'm most grateful for is the friendships that I have in my life. But when I turned in the last few years to really recognize I'd built this life where I was supporting others in their journeys. And the time finally came where I recognized that it was time to tell my story. And I think one of the most interesting things about this process is that I started writing five years ago.

But this story is not a story that I was trying to tell anyone else. It was a story that I wanted myself to believe. So it was this idea that I had to get the words on the page for myself. And I never knew, I had no idea actually that anyone was ever going to see my words. I wrote this book for me. I wrote it first for me without knowing that it would ever be seen by another person.

But this story is not a story that I was trying to tell anyone else. It was a story that I wanted myself to believe. So it was this idea that I had to get the words on the page for myself. And I never knew, I had no idea actually that anyone was ever going to see my words. I wrote this book for me. I wrote it first for me without knowing that it would ever be seen by another person.

And that simple step was... the greatest act of love for myself. And I look at it now, it was, it feels vulnerable. But in that vulnerability, I feel gratitude and power and grace. And I mean, all kinds of things. I feel all the feelings.

And that simple step was... the greatest act of love for myself. And I look at it now, it was, it feels vulnerable. But in that vulnerability, I feel gratitude and power and grace. And I mean, all kinds of things. I feel all the feelings.

And I think the stories we have in our lives, that's the fabric of our lives. The stories of our lives are what make us who we are and the relationships that we have. The stories of our life are what our lives are built on.

And I think the stories we have in our lives, that's the fabric of our lives. The stories of our lives are what make us who we are and the relationships that we have. The stories of our life are what our lives are built on.

And I realized that, you know, also in the work that I do, it's all about the stories of the brands that are being built and how they're being built and the stories behind the scenes. And I think... My intention when I sat down to write, I knew, first of all, my mother told me I was a writer. So you have to believe everything that your mother says.

And I realized that, you know, also in the work that I do, it's all about the stories of the brands that are being built and how they're being built and the stories behind the scenes. And I think... My intention when I sat down to write, I knew, first of all, my mother told me I was a writer. So you have to believe everything that your mother says.

And I think after I heard her say it enough times after I graduated from college, you're going to write a book, you're going to write a book, you're going to write a book. And she didn't know what was going to come out of that book. Isn't it amazing? Like a mother's intuition for my mother to say, I know you have this in you. I know you have this power within you.

And I think after I heard her say it enough times after I graduated from college, you're going to write a book, you're going to write a book, you're going to write a book. And she didn't know what was going to come out of that book. Isn't it amazing? Like a mother's intuition for my mother to say, I know you have this in you. I know you have this power within you.

She told me when I graduated from college, I should try out for TV shows when I got to New York City. I said, Mom, I don't know that that's my calling. But she knew that I was going to write a book. And I think that might have been somewhere in the back of my head. Really, I'm saying that for the first time now to think about that.

She told me when I graduated from college, I should try out for TV shows when I got to New York City. I said, Mom, I don't know that that's my calling. But she knew that I was going to write a book. And I think that might have been somewhere in the back of my head. Really, I'm saying that for the first time now to think about that.

I have one of my best friends always made the joke that she was writing my novel in her head and writing chapters. my dearest friend, Rachel. But really when I sat down to write for the first time and I pulled out a journal and would write starting at four in the morning until the sun came up, it was this idea that when I put the words on the page, that I couldn't take them back.

I have one of my best friends always made the joke that she was writing my novel in her head and writing chapters. my dearest friend, Rachel. But really when I sat down to write for the first time and I pulled out a journal and would write starting at four in the morning until the sun came up, it was this idea that when I put the words on the page, that I couldn't take them back.