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Legacy
Legacy is about what we leave behind and how we lead while we’re here.
It’s the stories, lessons, and quiet daily acts that shape the future long after we’re gone.
Here you’ll find reflections on leadership, integrity, family, and the kind of impact that endures.


Thanksgiving—Before
Before the landslide—this was my world leading up to Thanksgiving.

Katherine Tatsuda
2 days ago1 min read


You’re Fired—Maybe
A reflection on the eve of the recall vote.

Katherine Tatsuda
Nov 173 min read


Truth in Advertising
My dad used to say, “Do what you advertise.” I thought he was talking about marketing. Turns out, he was teaching me about life.

Katherine Tatsuda
Oct 282 min read


The Map I Had To Make
This isn’t a story about getting motherhood right. It’s a story about learning love without a map.

Katherine Tatsuda
Oct 204 min read


After the Election: The Work Continues
Whatever happens tonight, I'm choosing to keep showing up for the work that matters most.

Katherine Tatsuda
Oct 73 min read


Back Into The Fire
Today I wrote a statement for the recall ballot. It brought up more than I thought it would.

Katherine Tatsuda
Sep 292 min read


My Father's Final Gift | Strength Found in Grief
After my dad died, I didn’t fall into stillness. I fell into a storm, grieving one kind of loss while surviving another. Only now, in the quiet after, has the weight of his absence truly landed. But so has something else: the quiet strength he passed on. Not in words. In essence.
This piece isn’t just about grief.
It’s about what lives on.
What was quietly left behind.
What I carry forward.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jul 292 min read


They Called Me Princess (But My Hands Tell a Different Story)
They whispered 'princess.' Hissed 'silver spoon.' But my hands told a different story, not of privilege, but of persistence. I was raised in aisles, not ivory towers."

Katherine Tatsuda
Jul 262 min read


The Last King Salmon: A True Fishing Story for My Dad
Somewhere between tide and memory, my dad reached out and caught one more king.
A true story about fishing, legacy, laughter, and love.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jul 163 min read


"That's cool, Mom. I'm Going Back to Bed."
Motherhood is funny like that. You give and give and give. You build and grow and reach.
And then, at the end of the day, you find yourself in the kitchen telling a half-asleep teenager about the empire of ideas you’re constructing.
And somehow, that’s enough.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jul 162 min read


The Aisles of Us: A Tribute to My Father and Our Family Legacy
He didn’t teach me through lectures. He taught me by living it. And now, in every quiet act of leadership, I carry him.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 232 min read
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