Introducing Makers Monday: Building Toolkits Live with the Duck Army 🦆⚔️

Every Last Monday of the Month, starting 9/29/25 - 7pm ET

A flock of colorful rubber ducks marching like an “army,” with one duck setting down a ball and another with a sax.

Introduction

I have a confession: I’ve been building content wrong.

For years, I’ve been sharing stories and lessons from my 20+ years in tech. But when people asked for practical tools? I pointed them elsewhere.

I had stories. I had lessons. But not the one thing people kept asking for: actionable frameworks they could immediately apply.

That changes now.

So here’s what I realized:

The best frameworks don’t come from theory. They come from real experiences, messy challenges, and the community wisdom that emerges when we solve problems together.

Time to fix this gap.

The Concept

Makers Monday is live framework development. Last Monday of every month, I’ll tackle a real professional challenge and build a practical toolkit with my community in real-time.

No scripts. No perfect presentations. Just authentic problem-solving with the Duck Army (yes, I’ll explain that part).

We’ll take the lessons I’ve been sharing through stories and turn them into tools you can actually use. Together.

Why the Ducks

I name everything — my car, my house, even my hair. Words have meaning, and when they don’t, it’s my job as a leader to give them some.

So these aren’t just rubber ducks. They’re reminders that professional development doesn’t have to be stiff or lifeless — it can have personality, humor, and humanity.

And yes, there’s a deeper connection. Our very first toolkit is the Strategic Letting Go Framework, inspired by the old Sesame Street song: “You gotta put down the ducky if you wanna play the saxophone.” Sometimes the best way forward is knowing what to release.

What to Expect

Each Makers Monday will include:

• Real-time toolkit development - Watch frameworks come together from scratch

• Community input and feedback - Your challenges shape what we build

• Interactive Q&A and problem-solving - Bring your specific situations

• Downloadable frameworks you can actually use - No more pointing to other people’s tools

• Behind-the-scenes process insights - See how frameworks really get created

This isn’t polished professional development. This is messy, collaborative, authentic toolkit building.

First Episode Preview

Monday, September 29th: Strategic Letting Go Framework

We’ll build decision matrices, timing guides, and implementation strategies for knowing what to release to move forward. Because every leader needs systematic ways to let go strategically.

I’ve got the story (my “put down the ducky” moment). You’ve got the challenges. Together, we’ll create something actually useful.

Join the Community

Ready to build something useful together? Come for the frameworks, stay for the Duck Army. 🦆⚔️

👉First stream: Monday, September 29th, 7pm ET.

Link to join in just a couple of days!