Kimonos are for Closers

The other day I had a discovery call with a new client. Like many of my clients, she was telling me about how, as the lone mom and a woman, she felt like a misfit on her team and succeeded by keeping so much of her true identity hidden.

I empathized with her, telling her about my life in the techtosterone bubble of Seattle tech, always feeling like the lone orchid in a desert of grey cubicles.

I then proceeded to give her a “tour” of my current home office, aka The Queen Cave, over Zoom, including my elaborate feminine artwork, silky kimono and of course, a vase of magenta roses. She oohed and aahed and signed up for a package on the spot.

After the call, I reflected on how giddy I felt, not only because I knew I could help this woman so much, but also because for once in my life, I finally feel like I am closing deals because of my roses, paintings and kimonos and not despite them.

Helping women is wonderful. Getting paid to do it is amazing. But finally being validated for being my full authentic, feminine self? That is an insane joy like nothing I've felt, made sweeter by the fact that it was so long overdue.

There are so many lone women out there today, languishing in cubicles, dreaming of freedom.

There are so many women whose success hinges on how well they can hide everything they hold dear: their babies, their beauty, the true extent of their brain power. As my bilingual toddler would say, “No mas!”

What magenta roses are you burying under your desk today? Or every day? What would it feel like to proudly share them with the world— or at least wave them on a Zoom, and close a deal in the process?

Let’s build your magenta rose life together!