Triple Pisces: What My Birth Chart Taught Me About Leadership, Community, and Why I've Never Fit the Mold

For years, I knew I was a Pisces. What I didn't realize was that my Sun, Moon, and Rising are all in Pisces. Looking at my chart didn't tell me who I am—it gave language to patterns I've been living my entire life.

I've always had a complicated relationship with astrology.

Not because I don't believe in it, but because I don't think it should become an excuse.

"Mercury is in retrograde, so I can't..."
"I'm a Pisces, so I just..."

That's never been my style.

What I love about astrology is that it gives us another lens through which to understand ourselves. It's not a prediction. It's an invitation to pay attention. Recently, I looked at my birth chart using the Whole Sign house system and discovered something I somehow hadn't fully appreciated before:

I'm a Triple Pisces.

My Sun, Moon, and Rising are all in Pisces.

Apparently, the universe wasn't interested in subtlety. Which is fully on brand for me. Let’s be honest, right? The more I sat with it, the more I realized it didn't reveal anything new. It simply explained things I've been trying to articulate for years.

I've Never Been Interested in Surface-Level Conversations

ambush on air conversations were always designed to be different. I hit record and we have a chat. Not a structured discussion, not a prepped conversations, sometimes I do an outline for the guests! Honestly — I want the raw answers you have. Your first thought on what you do and how you think differently than others. I didn’t create ambush on air to have a polished podcast. I try not to ask the basics. No - how are you using AI, what’s your GTM playbook, etc.

I want to know what changed their mind.

What failure reshaped their career.

What belief they had to let go of.

The conversations I remember most aren't the ones packed with tactical advice. They're the moments where someone says something so honest that everyone listening thinks, I've felt that too. I want to create a safe space for debate even!

That's the kind of conversation I want to create. Not because it's better content. Because it's more human.

I've Never Really Been in Marketing

I know that's a strange thing to say as someone who's spent her career in marketing.

But I've never been fascinated by campaigns.

I've always been fascinated by people.

Why buyers trust one company over another.

Why communities thrive while audiences disappear.

Why someone becomes an advocate.

Why mentorship changes careers.

Why one story sticks while another is forgotten.

I've realized my favorite marketing conversations aren't really about marketing at all.

They're about psychology.

Behavior.

Trust.

Belonging.

Marketing just happens to be the vehicle.

Community Was Never a Strategy

Long before Kate and I gave a presentation called Community Is the New Revenue Funnel, I was building communities simply because I believed they mattered.

Not because they generated pipeline.

Not because they increased engagement.

Because people need places where they feel seen.

That's true whether you're talking about women in technology, the Microsoft ecosystem, podcast listeners, or first-time conference attendees.

Ironically, that's also why community works as a business strategy. People buy from people they trust. Trust grows through relationships. Relationships grow through community. The revenue comes later. Knowing the people in your buying committee, getting them to trust you, then being there when they need you - that’s the way it works. The buyer’s journey now is a trust loop.

My Career Has Always Followed Curiosity

When I look back, nothing about my career has been linear.

I've worked in:

• Marketing

• Partnerships

• Leadership

• Podcasting

• Speaking

• Writing

• Mentorship

To someone looking from the outside, it might seem scattered. To me, it all points toward the same thing. Helping people make sense of something that felt complicated.

Whether that's explaining buyer behavior, helping a guest tell their story, mentoring someone through a career decision, or writing about how AI is changing our industry, I've always been drawn to translation.

Not translating languages. Translating ideas.

The Gift—and the Challenge

If astrology is useful at all, I think it's because it reminds us that every strength comes with a responsibility.

If you're someone who feels deeply, you'll probably notice burnout before you notice success. (ME!!)

If you naturally understand people, you'll also absorb their stress if you aren't careful. (Ope, me again)

If your intuition is strong, you'll have to learn the difference between compassion and carrying everyone else's emotional weight.

I've experienced all of those.

The goal isn't to become less empathetic. It's to build boundaries strong enough that empathy remains a gift instead of becoming exhaustion.

What This Means for ambush on air

I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why I care so much about creating conversations. Why I keep saying yes to mentoring. Why I want to write a book instead of another white paper. Why I believe business is, at its core, a human endeavor.

Maybe astrology doesn't answer those questions. But it did give me a framework that made me smile. Because whether you believe in birth charts or not, one thing is undeniably true: I've never been interested in creating more noise. I've always wanted to help people find meaning in it. And maybe that's exactly what I've been doing all along.

Final Thought

Whether you follow astrology, read tarot, journal, meditate, or simply spend time reflecting on your life, I think we all need tools that help us ask better questions. Not because they predict our future. But because they help us understand our present.

For me, discovering that I'm a Triple Pisces isn’t about finding a new identity. It is about recognizing one I'd been living all along.

Maybe that's the real value of any form of self-reflection—not telling us who to become, but helping us understand who we've already been.