Penstrokes
Things that needed more room.
Essays, observations, questions, rabbit holes, and pieces of life I wanted to put into words.
Read Penstrokes →
A little corner of my world
Stay CURIOUS
I have a lot of interests and an apparently endless curiosity about what else might be possible.
This is where I share what I'm building, learning, testing, and figuring out along the way, while trying not to lose sight of what it's all for.
I'm Emily Bateman, a founder, writer, and corporate professional based in Jacksonville, Florida. I write FieldNotes and Penstrokes, and I'm building Bateman Collective with my husband, Mike.
A few places to wander.
The current index / 01–06Bateman Collective
The company Mike and I are building.
We help established businesses bring more clarity, capability, and structure to the way they operate and grow.
Explore Bateman Collective →Meant for More
A planner I'm making.
I'm a planner girl, but planners have never quite worked for me. So I'm making my own: an undated planner designed to keep up with all the tabs we have open.
Meant for More in English.
Un año para mí in Spanish.
Work with me
Sometimes clarity needs a conversation.
Some things are easier to untangle, decide, or build with someone beside you.
Think with me. Build with me. Explore private conversations and focused working sessions for the ideas that deserve your attention.
Let's talk about your idea →Tools for the early chapters
Starting something of your own? I'm refining a business playbook and a practical workbook for smaller businesses and people turning an idea into their first business. A place to get your thoughts in order and work through what comes next.
In development at Bateman CollectiveField Tested
Things I'd tell a friend about.
Books, tools, places, and other discoveries I use, love, and would recommend to a friend.
The question is simple: would I tell you about it if nobody paid me?
Explore Field Tested
I'm gathering the finds for this corner of the website. In the meantime, the things worth sharing make their way into FieldNotes.
Find them in FieldNotes →Speaking
Let's start a conversation.
For rooms where curiosity, practical thinking, and good questions are welcome. Conversations about business, technology, building ideas, and the life all of it is meant to support.
Speaking + media inquiries →Curiosity has taken me almost everywhere worth going.Come along.
Em
Get in touch
Don't be a stranger.
Have a question, a collaboration in mind, or something you think I'd love? I'd like to hear from you.