Rebekah Bastian
@rebekah.bsky.social
Product exec, exited founder of OwnTrail, multidisciplinary artist, award winning author, Forbes contributor, startup advisor & investor.
https://linktr.ee/rebekah.bastian
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I often wake up with a clever thought, write it down and go back to sleep. Last night’s:
They’re only magic mushrooms if they’re grown in a magic forest. Otherwise they’re just sparkling fungi. ✨🍄🟫
They’re only magic mushrooms if they’re grown in a magic forest. Otherwise they’re just sparkling fungi. ✨🍄🟫
August 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I often wake up with a clever thought, write it down and go back to sleep. Last night’s:
They’re only magic mushrooms if they’re grown in a magic forest. Otherwise they’re just sparkling fungi. ✨🍄🟫
They’re only magic mushrooms if they’re grown in a magic forest. Otherwise they’re just sparkling fungi. ✨🍄🟫
Just got back from my annual solo camping trip and this might have been the best one yet!
🖌️ I let my creativity flow... writing and making art.
💪 I feel powerful... building fires, being in the woods alone at night.
😴 I get true rest... taking naps, relaxing in the sun.
Nothing heals like nature 💚
🖌️ I let my creativity flow... writing and making art.
💪 I feel powerful... building fires, being in the woods alone at night.
😴 I get true rest... taking naps, relaxing in the sun.
Nothing heals like nature 💚
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just got back from my annual solo camping trip and this might have been the best one yet!
🖌️ I let my creativity flow... writing and making art.
💪 I feel powerful... building fires, being in the woods alone at night.
😴 I get true rest... taking naps, relaxing in the sun.
Nothing heals like nature 💚
🖌️ I let my creativity flow... writing and making art.
💪 I feel powerful... building fires, being in the woods alone at night.
😴 I get true rest... taking naps, relaxing in the sun.
Nothing heals like nature 💚
I made this graphic for the article I published in Forbes about companies pulling back from their performative Pride displays.
These are just 10 of the 100s of companies that stopped waving rainbows & sponsoring Pride events when political pressure scared them off.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
These are just 10 of the 100s of companies that stopped waving rainbows & sponsoring Pride events when political pressure scared them off.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
June 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I made this graphic for the article I published in Forbes about companies pulling back from their performative Pride displays.
These are just 10 of the 100s of companies that stopped waving rainbows & sponsoring Pride events when political pressure scared them off.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
These are just 10 of the 100s of companies that stopped waving rainbows & sponsoring Pride events when political pressure scared them off.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
The only thing more disappointing that performative allyship is rescinded performative allyship. Sadly, that's what we're seeing this Pride Month, as corporate brands that once touted support for the LGBTQ+ community are backing down.
I wrote about it in @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
I wrote about it in @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Pride Month 2025 Exposes The Limits Of Corporate Allyship
Many companies that used to celebrate Pride Month with rainbow avatars, influencer campaigns and public declarations of support for the LGBTQ+ community have gone silent in 2025.
www.forbes.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The only thing more disappointing that performative allyship is rescinded performative allyship. Sadly, that's what we're seeing this Pride Month, as corporate brands that once touted support for the LGBTQ+ community are backing down.
I wrote about it in @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
I wrote about it in @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Agree… young gen-X-er here to claim my SATC and JNCOs 🙋🏻♀️
Sorry, as a mid-millennial born in the Year of Our Lord Taylor Swift (1989), I must correct the record. Sex and the City is not a "millennial" thing, it's a Gen X show. Like Gen Zers, I watched it in reruns on HBO. When the kids get into Lizzie McGuire, we can talk. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/a...
Everything Millennial Is Cool Again
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Agree… young gen-X-er here to claim my SATC and JNCOs 🙋🏻♀️
Me: “I have so much work to get done!”
Also me: “…right after I get done interrogating this bunny.”
🕵🏻♀️🐰
Also me: “…right after I get done interrogating this bunny.”
🕵🏻♀️🐰
June 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Me: “I have so much work to get done!”
Also me: “…right after I get done interrogating this bunny.”
🕵🏻♀️🐰
Also me: “…right after I get done interrogating this bunny.”
🕵🏻♀️🐰
Something that's been heavy on my mind: most of the folks that have lost jobs due to AI-driven efficiencies and have been out there trying to find similar roles... aren't going to find them.
I wrote about this + possible pivots in my latest @forbes.com article.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
I wrote about this + possible pivots in my latest @forbes.com article.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Jobs Lost To AI Won’t Return, Here’s How To Find Your Next Career Move
The standard job-search advice—network more, polish your résumé, apply widely—assumes the jobs you’re seeking still exist in meaningful numbers. What happens when they don't?
www.forbes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Something that's been heavy on my mind: most of the folks that have lost jobs due to AI-driven efficiencies and have been out there trying to find similar roles... aren't going to find them.
I wrote about this + possible pivots in my latest @forbes.com article.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
I wrote about this + possible pivots in my latest @forbes.com article.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
May 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I just jumped on trampolines for an hour and a half and didn’t pee my pants 😅 Ask me anything!
May 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I just jumped on trampolines for an hour and a half and didn’t pee my pants 😅 Ask me anything!
Just published my first ever personal essay… on being a baseball mom ⚾️
Thanks for sharing it, @goodmenproject.bsky.social
goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
Thanks for sharing it, @goodmenproject.bsky.social
goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
Becoming a Baseball Mom
My journey from "must learn baseball" to "can't miss a game".
goodmenproject.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Just published my first ever personal essay… on being a baseball mom ⚾️
Thanks for sharing it, @goodmenproject.bsky.social
goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
Thanks for sharing it, @goodmenproject.bsky.social
goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
I just asked my kid to fill my wine glass, and he filled it with half rosé and half chicken broth, and two things:
1. I’m pretty sure this is some kind of metaphor for motherhood
2. I’m starting a new high-protein wine business – ripe berries with a poultry finish – and it’s going to kill it!
1. I’m pretty sure this is some kind of metaphor for motherhood
2. I’m starting a new high-protein wine business – ripe berries with a poultry finish – and it’s going to kill it!
May 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I just asked my kid to fill my wine glass, and he filled it with half rosé and half chicken broth, and two things:
1. I’m pretty sure this is some kind of metaphor for motherhood
2. I’m starting a new high-protein wine business – ripe berries with a poultry finish – and it’s going to kill it!
1. I’m pretty sure this is some kind of metaphor for motherhood
2. I’m starting a new high-protein wine business – ripe berries with a poultry finish – and it’s going to kill it!
When the world is in flames… make art. It’s fine.
I’ll be showing this piece in the Basecamp Studios Itty Bitty art show, where all the art is <6”. Opening tomorrow night at the Belltown art walk… come by if you’re in Seattle!
Made with my @glowforge.bsky.social + crocheting ✨🧶
I’ll be showing this piece in the Basecamp Studios Itty Bitty art show, where all the art is <6”. Opening tomorrow night at the Belltown art walk… come by if you’re in Seattle!
Made with my @glowforge.bsky.social + crocheting ✨🧶
May 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When the world is in flames… make art. It’s fine.
I’ll be showing this piece in the Basecamp Studios Itty Bitty art show, where all the art is <6”. Opening tomorrow night at the Belltown art walk… come by if you’re in Seattle!
Made with my @glowforge.bsky.social + crocheting ✨🧶
I’ll be showing this piece in the Basecamp Studios Itty Bitty art show, where all the art is <6”. Opening tomorrow night at the Belltown art walk… come by if you’re in Seattle!
Made with my @glowforge.bsky.social + crocheting ✨🧶
Upcycled this beaten-up yard table with the help of my @glowforge.bsky.social 🧡
May 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Upcycled this beaten-up yard table with the help of my @glowforge.bsky.social 🧡
Reposted by Rebekah Bastian
Ok, who's feeling ready to stop working for the man and start making your own 🥐?
Check out our Day Dream to Dream Job guide to see how! glowforge.com/b/daydreamto...
Check out our Day Dream to Dream Job guide to see how! glowforge.com/b/daydreamto...
Glowforge: Daydream to Dream Job
Register to get Daydream to Dream Job: Your Guide to Making Money with Glowforge, the full replay of our Daydream to Dream Job live expert panel, and weekly tips for your Glowforge-powered business de...
glowforge.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ok, who's feeling ready to stop working for the man and start making your own 🥐?
Check out our Day Dream to Dream Job guide to see how! glowforge.com/b/daydreamto...
Check out our Day Dream to Dream Job guide to see how! glowforge.com/b/daydreamto...
Reposted by Rebekah Bastian
My friend, Forbes columnist, and all-around inspiring person, @rebekah.bsky.social, has written a piece on the implications of a planetary brain as described in #GaiaWakes on professional leadership and workplace culture. What a fun interview to respond to!
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Why Empathy Is More Important Than Control For Leaders In An AI-Driven Future
As the pace of change accelerates, Topher McDougal explores how today’s leaders can prepare for a future where AI is no longer just a tool, but a planetary collaborator.
www.forbes.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My friend, Forbes columnist, and all-around inspiring person, @rebekah.bsky.social, has written a piece on the implications of a planetary brain as described in #GaiaWakes on professional leadership and workplace culture. What a fun interview to respond to!
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
What does leadership look like in a future that is driven by (not just assisted by) AI?
I talked with the author of upcoming book Gaia Wakes, @tophermcd.bsky.social, about how today’s leaders can prepare for this future in my latest @forbes.com piece.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
I talked with the author of upcoming book Gaia Wakes, @tophermcd.bsky.social, about how today’s leaders can prepare for this future in my latest @forbes.com piece.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Why Empathy Is More Important Than Control For Leaders In An AI-Driven Future
As the pace of change accelerates, Topher McDougal explores how today’s leaders can prepare for a future where AI is no longer just a tool, but a planetary collaborator.
www.forbes.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What does leadership look like in a future that is driven by (not just assisted by) AI?
I talked with the author of upcoming book Gaia Wakes, @tophermcd.bsky.social, about how today’s leaders can prepare for this future in my latest @forbes.com piece.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
I talked with the author of upcoming book Gaia Wakes, @tophermcd.bsky.social, about how today’s leaders can prepare for this future in my latest @forbes.com piece.
www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
My 11 yo: Lisa Simpson is the most famous Simpson in the world, other than the moaning.
Me: the moaning?
Him: The Moaning Lisa.
Me: the moaning?
Him: The Moaning Lisa.
April 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My 11 yo: Lisa Simpson is the most famous Simpson in the world, other than the moaning.
Me: the moaning?
Him: The Moaning Lisa.
Me: the moaning?
Him: The Moaning Lisa.
Reposted by Rebekah Bastian
Leonard Cohen playing pinball.
April 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Leonard Cohen playing pinball.
Reposted by Rebekah Bastian
Hey, where are all the Glowforge crafters, makers, artists and educators here? 👀
We want to follow you!
We want to follow you!
April 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Hey, where are all the Glowforge crafters, makers, artists and educators here? 👀
We want to follow you!
We want to follow you!
Well, here’s the silliest press I’ve ever been in… while looking through Qwoted media queries for work, I responded to a call for women who like weed 😂
Happy 4.20… here’s to destigmatizing individual choices!
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/a-...
Happy 4.20… here’s to destigmatizing individual choices!
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/a-...
April 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Well, here’s the silliest press I’ve ever been in… while looking through Qwoted media queries for work, I responded to a call for women who like weed 😂
Happy 4.20… here’s to destigmatizing individual choices!
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/a-...
Happy 4.20… here’s to destigmatizing individual choices!
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/a-...
Visiting my parents, and my digital-native 13 year old is looking at the newspaper on their table…
“So they have to make a new one of these every day?!”
“So they have to make a new one of these every day?!”
April 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Visiting my parents, and my digital-native 13 year old is looking at the newspaper on their table…
“So they have to make a new one of these every day?!”
“So they have to make a new one of these every day?!”
Seattle friends, are you around Saturday night?
As part of the Ballard Art Walk, my husband's vintage furniture gallery, Sparklebarn, is throwing an opening party for a new collection of food-themed art. I made a couple of pieces that are included in it too 🍔🍝
You should come by!
As part of the Ballard Art Walk, my husband's vintage furniture gallery, Sparklebarn, is throwing an opening party for a new collection of food-themed art. I made a couple of pieces that are included in it too 🍔🍝
You should come by!
April 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Seattle friends, are you around Saturday night?
As part of the Ballard Art Walk, my husband's vintage furniture gallery, Sparklebarn, is throwing an opening party for a new collection of food-themed art. I made a couple of pieces that are included in it too 🍔🍝
You should come by!
As part of the Ballard Art Walk, my husband's vintage furniture gallery, Sparklebarn, is throwing an opening party for a new collection of food-themed art. I made a couple of pieces that are included in it too 🍔🍝
You should come by!
I've been thinking (and feeling) a lot about the impacts that AI is having on our jobs.
As a tech exec, I'm blown away by the power of AI in my and my teams' work.
As an artist & writer, I worry about how our work is seen and valued.
I wrote about this in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
As a tech exec, I'm blown away by the power of AI in my and my teams' work.
As an artist & writer, I worry about how our work is seen and valued.
I wrote about this in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Addressing The Tension Between Corporate Efficiency And Creative Integrity In AI
As AI transforms industries, a divide is emerging between those excited by and profiting from these changes and those threatened by them.
www.forbes.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I've been thinking (and feeling) a lot about the impacts that AI is having on our jobs.
As a tech exec, I'm blown away by the power of AI in my and my teams' work.
As an artist & writer, I worry about how our work is seen and valued.
I wrote about this in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
As a tech exec, I'm blown away by the power of AI in my and my teams' work.
As an artist & writer, I worry about how our work is seen and valued.
I wrote about this in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/rebeka...
Seattle friends, you should come to this art opening at Sparklebarn during the Ballard Art Walk next Saturday the 12th.
I have a piece being shown in it, and there will be rad art and music all around!
I have a piece being shown in it, and there will be rad art and music all around!
April 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Seattle friends, you should come to this art opening at Sparklebarn during the Ballard Art Walk next Saturday the 12th.
I have a piece being shown in it, and there will be rad art and music all around!
I have a piece being shown in it, and there will be rad art and music all around!