"With the chaos and confusion all around you, this is where your introvert superpower comes in. While everyone else is making noise, you’ve been quietly observing, thinking, preparing... You understand that what we need isn’t another loud voice; we need a steady one." 🕯 medium.com/@mahlena/one...

Thinking about turning this video, "How Abbott Elementary Would Write a Startup Pitch", into a workshop for startup founders in business schools. Thoughts? 💭 Prayers? 🙏🏾 Names of people you think I should reach out to? 🧑🏾‍💻 Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for reading. 🙂 youtu.be/_mx2p0xI-QY?...

Do you ever place obstacles in the way of your goals? Tell me about it in the comments. ⤵️ (My favorite obstacle to avoid: video editing. 😀 ) youtu.be/A56TRJXFugc

Ever been labeled as lazy or dishonest for using the tools available to you? 🔧 Feeling overwhelmed by the speed of technological change? 💨 Were you raised by a VCR and a cable box, but can't figure out how to escape Google Gemini? 🫨 Then this article is for you. medium.com/@mahlena/ai-...

We're living at a moment when ICE is threatening not only to arrest and deport immigrants but arrest and prosecute everyday people and leaders for educating others about their constitutional rights. Helping to defend our immigrant communities is one clear action that we can all take right now. ⤵️

For my fellow ambitious introverts who want to feel less awkward when meeting new people at a conference. 😳 medium.com/@mahlena/the...

Do you have a big presentation coming up? 🤔 But you don't know what to say or how? Mahlena can help. Watch this video. Learn which slides to use and why for your next edtech pitch. You're welcome. 🙂 What is your next pitch? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0qq...

“Will this help me make me money, or help me save money?” 🤔 Yes. Plus, it is free. Click here: mahlenaspeaks.kit.com/publicspeaki...

Sales is not my thing. I couldn't sell a salmon to a grizzly bear. 🐟 What I do know is how to tell a story. Beginning, middle, and end. You want to capture someone's attention, and teach them how you help students learn? That I can do. Sorry, bear. You will have to catch your own salmon. 🐻

It's my book. 📙 Yes, the sixth one. Get into it. bit.ly/orderspeakanyway

It's me, Mahlena-Rae Johnson, on the Quiet Warrior Podcast with Serena Low. 🎧 Listen now. Because I said so. 🤨 APPLE PODCASTS: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7... SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/6BjN...

This is my home! Featured on the PBS! 🇻🇮 It is nice to see my island in specific, and the region in general, not only represented, but also celebrated, on an international stage. 🌴 #landback youtu.be/kpX6dpC5MQg?...

So, you don't want to pitch? ⚾ Then, let's have a conversation. 💁🏾 In the comments, tell me why you, fellow introverted CEO, don't want to pitch your company to investors or customers. Then, tell me what you are going to do instead to reach your goal. youtube.com/shorts/vLWGY...

What is your Speaking Flaw? Watch this video to find out mine. 💁🏾 (Psst. My eyes dart around when I tell an exciting story. 👀 ) Tell me your speaking flaw in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for watching. 🙂 youtube.com/shorts/PtDxt...

Do you get nervous when you have to give a pitch? When I get nervous, you know what calms me down? Watching Abbott Elementary. It will calm you down, too. Hello. My name is Mahlena-Rae Johnson, and this is How Abbott Elementary Would Write a Startup Pitch. youtu.be/_mx2p0xI-QY?...

"Why don't you wear a suit?" 🤨 A butterfly does not need to respond to a caterpillar's question. 🦋 Because the caterpillar cannot comprehend butterfly problems. And because the caterpillar is irrelevant. 🐛 What is your butterfly problem that a caterpillar could not begin to understand?

Now more than ever.

Canadians used to joke that we were a mouse beside an elephant. Then comparisons got darker - living above a meth lab. Now we understand we live next to a gangster regime. But Canadians won't bend. The resistance is coming from ordinary folk. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

What kind of ketchup do you prefer? 🍅 Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ French's is fine. youtu.be/oYUI4hu950w?...

What lesson do you need to learn today? 💭 Watch this video to find out my lesson. Tell me your lesson in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for watching. 🙂 #bekindrewind

What part of you do you need to bring to your business today? Watch the video below to find out my part of me. Then, tell me your part of you in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for watching. 🙂

My word for 2025 is Genius. 💡 This book is why. What is your word for 2025, and why? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for reading. 🐠 #newyearsameme

Are you an introverted leader who needs to get out of your own way? 🤔 Then this is for you: The Mahlena-Rae Johnson Starter Pack. 📚 Five books to get you on the path to Mahlena's Guide to Life. 👣 shepherd.com/best-books/i...

This is what I would like for Christmas, feature length. Make it so. 🎁 youtu.be/0HSN4ZOdYs4?...

What do you want? What is stopping you? Answer those two questions in the comments. ⬇️ Thank you. 🙂

Find your people, not anyone else's people. Specifically in venture capital, but in general as well. 💰 Rest, recover, and keep going. #globalmajority 🌏 youtu.be/xuesSxwDTFA

How can you overcome Spotlight Syndrome? 🤔

What is the #1 myth about public speaking that every introverted CEO should ignore? 🤔

Why do introverts make the best leaders on stage? 🤔

It got easier the sixth time. 😏 Two months to write. Four more months to publish. To read the finished product, click here: bit.ly/orderspeakanyway You're welcome. 📙

What seeds did you plant today? 🌱 While recording my business expenses today, I got sad about the money going out, compared to the almost zero money coming in. 😟 But, those expenses were investments, i.e. seeds I planted this year. 🙂 What are you committed to? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️

What is my biggest INTJ fear today? 😧 Watch the video below to find out. 💁🏾 Then, even if you are not a megalomaniacal, overthinking, optimizing INTJ like me, share your biggest fear from today in the comments. ⤵️ Let's talk them out together. Thanks for watching. 🙂 #potential

"As an INTJ, sometimes I feel like I'm the most brilliant person in the world, and then after a minute, I feel like the most foolish. Only then to feel like a genius again. " - iaebom7253 Yep. 🙂 Fellow INTJs, how do you feel today? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ youtu.be/b08HudDX9CI?...

Cookies. 🍪 That is what I talked about for my last stand-up show in 2020. What was I most scared of? Nothing. 🙂 Because my audience liked me and wanted to do well. Guess who else usually has an audience that wants you to do well? You! 😯 Now, watch these jokes. ⤵️ youtu.be/jytbojzK33g?...

What's Mahlena's Guide to Life? 🤔 It is a list of rules that I have followed for over a decade to get where I need to go. Watch here: youtu.be/8YmilVeEuJ4?... Fellow introverted genius, what is your guide to life? 🧭 What rules do you follow? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for reading.

What is fun for you today? Apparently for me it is speaking Spanish words with an American English accent and French pronunciation. 🙄 Tell me about your fun in the comments. ⤵️ Gracias por ver el video. 🙂 #makemistakes

Why do I prefer a short speech over a long speech? 🤔

What am doing this weekend? 🤔 The same thing I do every weekend. 🙂 What about you? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ •••••••••• #megalomaniacal #intj

What is your biggest joy of public speaking? 🤔 Here is mine: Knowing that there is someone in the audience who feels heard and seen, and inspired, by the words I am saying. 🙂 What is your public speaking joy? ✨ Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ Thanks for watching.

What is your biggest fear about public speaking? 😯 Here is mine: I give the best presentation ever. 😀 And then nothing happens. 😕 But, fellow introverted leader, what if something does happen? 😯 Yes, failure is possible. But so is success. Tell me your fear in the comments. ⤵️ #speakanyway

The paperback version of my book, SPEAK ANYWAY, doesn't have a Table of Contents. 😳 But the ebook version does. Maybe? 🤔 Either way, find out here: bit.ly/orderspeakanyway Read the book. Change your life. 📙 Through public speaking! 😀 And enjoy the trailer for the book below. ⤵️ #speakanyway

My Superpower Coach Vibes, according to ChatGPT: Me in a high-tech classroom, guiding a group of attentive CEOs to become more confident and empowered. Fellow introverted CEOs, what are your vibes? Tell me in the comments. ⤵️ #ai

107 days. 73 million votes and counting. #BlackGirlMagic 🪄✨ youtu.be/jantsn560lw?...

What is your nerdy passion? 🤔 Besides watching every episode of Murder, She Wrote, my favorite activity for 2024 has been solving logic problems. Share your own nerdy passion in the comments, preferably with a selfie. 📸 ⤵️ P.S. Yes, that is a Fibonacci wave on my shirt. 🌊 #nerdalert