--- title: Thrive To Lead by Kristen Schimtt description: Kristen Schmitt is a an Executive Coach and leadership consultant based on Columbus Ohio. 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Two college visits. July 4 with family. A weekend... 2 minute read [Kristen Schmitt](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/author/kristen-schmitt) 23 July 2026 [Read More](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/there-is-no-catching-up) [![Everything I Needed to Know about Leadership, I Learned from Judy Blume](https://thrivetolead.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2636-3.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=IMG_2636-3.jpg)](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/judyblume) ###### [Everything I Needed to Know about Leadership, I Learned from Judy Blume](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/judyblume) I was in fourth grade when my Aunt Jenny gave me my first Judy Blume book. “Are You There God?... 2 minute read [Kristen Schmitt](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/author/kristen-schmitt) 16 June 2026 [Read More](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/judyblume) [![Say the Thing](https://thrivetolead.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20May%2012%2c%202026%2c%2001_40_06%20PM.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=ChatGPT%20Image%20May%2012,%202026,%2001_40_06%20PM.png)](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/say-the-thing) [Lead](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/lead) ###### [Say the Thing](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/say-the-thing) Some of the most successful leaders I meet are performing. And because it’s working, they don’t... 2 minute read [Kristen Schmitt](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/author/kristen-schmitt) 13 May 2026 [Read More](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/say-the-thing) [![Re-Entry](https://thrivetolead.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jan%205%2c%202026%2c%2002_16_40%20PM.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=ChatGPT%20Image%20Jan%205,%202026,%2002_16_40%20PM.png)](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/re-entry) [development](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/development) [Self-Care](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/self-care) ###### [Re-Entry](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/re-entry) Yesterday was Sunday. The anxiety hit. About re-entry. It, not so gently, nudged me to work. Not... 1 minute read [Kristen Schmitt](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/author/kristen-schmitt) 5 January 2026 [Read More](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/re-entry) [![The Day My Car Became a Delivery Truck](https://thrivetolead.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_1181.jpeg?width=400&upsize=true&name=IMG_1181.jpeg)](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/delivery-truck) [organizational culture](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/organizational-culture) [Leader](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/leader) [leadership](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/leadership) [family business](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/family-business) ###### [The Day My Car Became a Delivery Truck](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/delivery-truck) December 16, 2024. One year ago today, I learned something about leadership I couldn’t have... 2 minute read [Kristen Schmitt](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/author/kristen-schmitt) 16 December 2025 [Read More](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/delivery-truck) [![You In?](https://thrivetolead.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Truck%202.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Truck%202.jpg)](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/you-in) [company culture](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/company-culture) [leadership](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/leadership) [trust](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/trust) [family business](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/tag/family-business) ###### [You In?](https://thrivetolead.com/blog/you-in) I pulled into the terminal parking lot. Cigarette smoke wafted through the air. 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