04/08/2026
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐.
Most people don't go from concert halls to coding. Toolie did.
She wasn't born a geek. She was a classical musician. Working on computers was her day job until Microsoft recruited her. Ten years there. Then 9 years running her own business. Then back to corporate: Agile contracts with Boeing, Amazon, Disney, Expedia, Starbucks, JPMorganChase.
Then 2025 hit. Laid off.
"I've been secretly wanting to return to entrepreneurship for years but didn't have the financial cushion. Well, so much for that plan! Being laid off pushed me back into it whether I was ready or not."
Sound familiar?
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐:
After 14 years in Agile software development, she noticed what's broken. Nobody trains the people who actually lead the teams โ Scrum Masters, Kanban Managers, Product Owners. They lead by influence, not authority. Way harder. Nobody teaches them how.
So Toolie's building what's missing.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
YouTube videos teaching Agile leadership. A mentorship program for Agile leaders working alone in their companies. A free chat community for real-time help. Certification classes teaching Agile practices that actually work.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ: "๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ == ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒโข"
While everyone obsesses over AI, Toolie focuses on the humans writing the code. Because if developers aren't empowered to push back when things aren't working, they'll produce crap whether they're using AI or not.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ'๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
"The Community provides accountability and the chance to share information that benefits everyone. It's not the kind of accountability that makes you feel guilty, you feel uplifted when things don't happen as expected."
And this: "Entrepreneurship is really a combination of zig-zags and sidesteps before you achieve a rhythm that propels you forward. The Community and Jason's coaching help you find that rhythm."
Toolieยฎ Merchant, SPOCยฎ, SMCยฎ, SAMCยฎ, SCTยฎ, SACยฎ gets it. Entrepreneurship is scrappy. It's building something because the system pushed you out whether you were ready or not.
Welcome to the community, Toolie.
โ Jason
๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐:
Certification: https://www.remotescrumstudy.com
Chat & Support: https://www.practicalscrum.com
Corporate Agile: https://www.rsscorporateagile.com
Leadership Content: https://www.youtube.com/
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐. ๐๐'๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ!
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