Meet Buffy & Vonnie

Buffy and Vonnie met when they were both in their early to mid twenties while working together at a computer reseller company. They bonded over skydiving one weekend, and their friendship grew over Wednesday night viewings of Buffy the Vampire Slaying while snacking on chips and cheese dip.

Meet Buffy

Buffy is a wife, mom, businesswoman, real estate professional, traveler, storyteller, and firm believer that some of the best conversations happen when we stop worrying about saying the “right” thing and just get real.

With years of life and business experience—and plenty of lessons learned the hard way—she brings curiosity, humor, honesty, and a little bit of “let’s just say it” to Candid Conversations.

She loves hearing people’s stories, asking the questions that go a little deeper, and talking about the parts of life we don’t always put on display—the successes, the struggles, the relationships, the reinventions, and everything we’re still figuring out along the way.

For Buffy, Candid Conversations is about connection. It’s a place to laugh, learn, tell the truth, and remind ourselves that none of us has it all figured out.

Come as you are. Pull up a chair. Let’s talk.

Meet Vonnie

Vonnie is a wife, author, business leader, traveler, and lifelong believer in the value of a good question. Her career has taken her through finance, executive leadership, and entrepreneurship, but some of her most valuable lessons have come from the unexpected turns, difficult decisions, and conversations that challenged what she thought she knew.

She brings a practical, thoughtful perspective to Candid Conversations, along with a willingness to talk about complicated subjects without pretending there is always a simple answer. Vonnie enjoys exploring why people see the same situation differently, what experiences shape our opinions, and what we can learn when we stay curious long enough to actually hear one another.

Whether the conversation turns to leadership, relationships, travel, culture, change, personal reinvention, or something completely unexpected, she is rarely interested in staying on the surface. She believes honest conversations can be funny, uncomfortable, surprising, and occasionally messy, and that is often where they become most worthwhile.

For Vonnie, Candid Conversations is a place where disagreement does not have to end the discussion. It is an opportunity to ask better questions, share different perspectives, laugh at ourselves, and talk about life as it really is rather than as we think it is supposed to be.

Bring your perspective. Keep an open mind. Let’s see where the conversation goes.