Kt McBratneyThe case for humanizing startup speakSo much of startup life is rooted in jargon. While shared terminology can be super helpful, using problematic words across an entire…Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogDifferent trails through career transitionsWhether by choice or chance, career changes are a fact of professional life. A 2019 survey found 49% of full-time workers have experienced…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogMoving beyond mentorship: repositioning OwnTrailPart of the joy of building in public is the open dialogue about the journey of building a company, and part of the joy of building an…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogDifferent pathways for creative womenWhen thinking about our paths through life, there’s often a binary thought process: should I do this or that? Maybe you’re wondering…Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail Blog10 women, 10 different paths to starting a businessWomen are answering the call of entrepreneurship — in the U.S., women started an average of 1,817 businesses per day in 2019. But what…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogBuilding bridges to accelerate organizations for womxnWhile the work to achieve equity for womxn needs to be tackled from all sides, the risk of fragmentation or even derailing these efforts…Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogThe power of owning your storyIf you’ve worked with me, you already know that I consider myself a storyteller first. It’s the foundation of my marketing methodology and…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogInteraction in a post-like worldWhen things were getting serious in a co-founder way, I knew I needed to have a talk with Rebekah, OwnTrail’s CEO and co-founder. Because…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Kt McBratneyinSeed&Spark: Sparking ConversationCan creative communities survive coronavirus?When it comes to figurative damage, the biggest casualty of coronavirus might be the creative community.Mar 12, 2020Mar 12, 2020
Kt McBratneyinOwnTrail BlogWhat does a real founder look like?I’m not supposed to be here. I’m not what I was told a founder looks like. I’m not who’s supposed to be in the c-suite. My CV lacks the…Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020