My Story
Every detour was part of the path
My road to this work started in a high school classroom, not a boardroom. As a teacher early in my career, I watched up close how differently leadership could show up, and the difference in how students responded was impossible to ignore.
That experience eventually led me into the corporate world, where I found myself on the receiving end of both exceptional and deeply damaging leadership. The worst of it didn't just affect my work. It affected my health and sense of self in ways I had to recover from before I could find my way forward.
At a time of uncertainty in my own career, I worked with an executive coach who helped me find the confidence to build something of my own. I started a consulting practice focused on inclusion, culture, and engagement, and over time the work kept pulling me closer to the individual. Eventually, coaching became the center of everything.
Six years into running my own business, I also know firsthand what it takes to go out on your own. It requires a different kind of bravery, a different mindset, and more support than most people expect. Business owners are building something from nothing, and that work deserves as much care and guidance as any corner office.
I do this work because I've seen, and felt, the ripple effect that leadership has on everyone it touches. That's why I show up both for the individual and for the teams and organizations around them.
