Brittany Larsen

I realized something today: I became the exact kind of woman Lean In warned young women not to become. I’ll never forget the story Sheryl Sandberg shared about a young Google engineer who asked how to balance career and children. When asked how many kids she had, the woman said she wasn’t a mother yet (and wasn’t even in a relationship!!!) but it was already on her mind. The message was clear: don’t opt out before it’s necessary. Don’t slow down for a life that hasn’t happened yet. And for...

Every year, it’s the same question: What do you get a college graduate? Money feels impersonal. A nice watch feels outdated. And let’s be honest, most gifts end up forgotten within a few months. But there’s one thing every graduate actually needs right now: Confidence in what comes next. Because behind the cap and gown photos, most grads are quietly thinking: What am I supposed to do now? How do I even get a job? Why does everyone else seem ahead of me? That’s where the right gift can make a...

There’s a narrative going around right now that women are “leaving the workforce.” It sounds dramatic. It sounds concerning. And it’s also… not entirely accurate. Because what’s actually happening is much more nuanced and much more important. Women aren’t walking away from ambition. They’re walking away from environments that make ambition unsustainable. The System Was Never Built for This Version of Women For decades, success followed a very specific formula: Be always available Climb a...