Hello! 👋 As a woman who had breast cancer twice in her thirties, I have a few requests of you this October.
Author Archives: Kate Payne
Sometimes the World Shocks Us to Our Core
As a professional communicator, I have thought a lot about where I was on Sept. 11, 2001 and what information I knew when, and why. A high-school senior, I heard the news from my classmates who watched it happen as part of a history class that turned on the TV. Following that class, the decisionContinueContinue reading “Sometimes the World Shocks Us to Our Core”
Join Us: Integrating Technology and Human Touch
Sitting at a table with someone who has a totally opposite skill set than mine, but overlapping interests and experience, is a ton of fun. Layer in a strong dose of positivity and it’s fireworks, the ideas are flying and the energy is contagious. That’s what it was like when Roboro Co-founder Jenny Bo andContinueContinue reading “Join Us: Integrating Technology and Human Touch”
Self Employment – It Was Inevitable and I Have My Parents to Thank
Entrepreneurship is in my blood. It’s what brought my family to North Carolina.
The End of an Era: Leaving my 9 to 5
It’s the end of an era. After 13 years, my last day at the NC Chamber was Friday. With a rising Kindergartener, it was wild to realize that I have worked at this place the same length of time I spent in my K-12 school career.I have been so proud to lead the strategic communicationsContinueContinue reading “The End of an Era: Leaving my 9 to 5”
Remembering Sepi Saidi: A True Leader and Valued Mentor
They say that people don’t remember what you said, but how you made them feel. This week we lost someone who was phenomenal at living that way.
To Those Who Came Before Us: Sharing My Story
It was an honor to share my personal story with attendees at fellow-survivor Marge Morena’s 6th annual Marge Madness fundraiser luncheon. The event, and her nonprofit, raises money for the UNC REX Mobile Mammogram Unit, which helps provide mammograms and follow-on care as needed to North Carolina underserved and uninsured women, especially for Black andContinueContinue reading “To Those Who Came Before Us: Sharing My Story”
Life After Cancer: Fear or Instinct?
I have spent seven years wondering if cancer broke my gut instinct. With every ache or pain, or thought of a long-term life dream, I would consider recurrence. What if it comes back?
Women’s Health: 14 People Share The Most Thoughtful Gifts They Received During Breast Cancer Treatment
I shared the most thoughtful gift you can offer a breast cancer patients during their treatment process and their recovery.
Baby Registry Recommendations
I found the process of registering for baby stuff to be wildly overwhelming and insanely time consuming. Here’s what I would do if I had to do it again.