Heidi Isern
HEIDI · ISERN
writer. thinker. whiskey drinker.
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Don’t Do This in Your 30’s

Don’t Do This in Your 30’s

Aug 13, 2014 | Career, Life Hacks

It was August in San Francisco. The morning fog was so thick I wanted to spread it on my toast. I also wanted its gray shroud to smother the fact that my birthday was approaching and another year would be added to my social media profiles. “Heidi,” a friend told me...
My Dirty Secret

My Dirty Secret

Sep 23, 2013 | Life Hacks

It was one of those San Francisco drizzle dusks where you couldn’t tell where the fog ended and the rainclouds started.  Dressed in a black trench coat, I met an old colleague outside the warm glow of a Brasserie sign. It was time to confide a dark secret. “You’ll...
Stilettos, Sexism, and Sheryl Sandberg

Stilettos, Sexism, and Sheryl Sandberg

Apr 23, 2013 | Career

I was invited to a book club to talk about Sheryl Sandberg’s book, ‘Lean In’. True to Heidi fashion I read the entire book in a cram session 24 hours prior, spilling coffee and makeup all over the cover. Sigh. Not very Sheryl Sandberg like. Regardless of the stains on...