Chrissie Hanson Before Her Next Chapter

The Gardening Leave: Chrissie is in the rare space between roles. She's spending it reading, listening to AI podcasts, learning the difference between confabulation and hallucination, and spending time with her daughter, husband, and mother. She calls it an incredible privilege. 🌱

Brick Brain or Bubblegum Brain: A concept from her daughter's preschool that stuck. The idea that even when something feels hard, your brain is always soft enough to move and shift. Chrissie applies it to leadership: recognize the mistake, act on it, and keep going. 🧠

The 400 Tulips: Chrissie planted 400 tulip bulbs last November. 330 of them bloomed beautifully. One patch didn't. Her takeaway: you cannot outwork everything in life. Sometimes you have to let nature do its part. 🌷

The Digital Detox Experiment: Inspired by Deepak Chopra's approach to going fully offline, Chrissie is planning a full week in May with no phone, no TV, no Wi-Fi. She believes days one and two will be hard, but by day seven, clarity and euphoria will follow. 📵

Opening Doors at the AAF: As chair of the AAF Hall of Achievements, Chrissie is helping recognize leaders under 40 who aren't just hitting personal milestones but improving the ecosystem around them. Watching the applications come in has been humbling and energizing. ✨

The Question She Asks Everyone: What was the last mistake you made, and what did you do as a result? Chrissie believes the answer tells you everything about a person's flexibility, self-awareness, and kindness toward themselves and others. 💬