Jennifer Bartolotta

“It ain’t nothin’ till I call it!”

That’s a quote from a Bill Klem, widely regarded as the “Father” of baseball umpires. While he was referring to strikes and balls, the sentiment

“What responsibility do businesses have in depolarizing conversations?”…

…was the question directed to me and my fellow panelists during the Greater Milwaukee Committee membership meeting on January 11, 2021. My answer, “None.” And

Compassion…for yourself

In the past 20 years, I’ve had the good fortune of being a fur-mom to 10 golden retrivers. Don’t bother to do the math, I

You”r” feelings matter, part 2

Practical Despite the many challenges this year held, all kinds of folks found ways to thrive. Necessity being the mother of all invention, many began

YOU”r” feelings are real

Practical It’s only Wednesday, and I already caught 3 people attempting to diminish their feelings. I, too, engage in that narrative. The one that sounds

You, 1″OH”1…

…Weathering the storm As I write this according to forecasters, approximately a 1/3 of the country is bracing for a storm they haven’t seen the

“But what if we could?”, Part 2 – Danny Meyer

About a month ago, I posted “A letter to the restaurant industry…but what if we could?” This morning I watched the higly decorated veteran, Danny

NEWaukee Cloud Cafe Recipes for 7.23.20

Fennel Salad Ingredients 2 small to meduim sized fennel bulbs, trimmed and sliced thin 2 medium sized oranges, rinsed, peeled and sliced 20 pitted kalamata

“See me.”

Back in January as I pondered how I would use my voice via a blog, I needed to choose a “title” for it…and it came

A letter to the restaurant industry…but, what if we could?

Headline after headline… …simply reinforce the dirty little secret that you’ve been hiding for a while now…the restaurant “model” is broken. It’s been bleeding and