About

Before I graduated from high school, I had moved seven times around the US and internationally. During that time, I was exposed to a number of cultures and people and I was fascinated by all of it. What made one person tick in one location was different from someone else in another location. I soaked in everything I could about human behavior at a young age.

After I joined the workforce, this innate fascination remained but my questions changed. Why were some people successful at work and others weren’t? Why did I click with some people but dreaded working with others? The observing and questioning continued through business school and the questions shifted again when I started managing people.

After I went through a critical personal and professional change and discovered coaching, a lightbulb went on. Suddenly, the area of study I had always been obsessed with delightfully became my life’s work. And I found a way to help others in the workplace by using the insights and tools I have been tuned into my entire life.

My Training:

I earned a professional coach certification from the International Coaching Federation — one of the highest distinctions for coaches that deliver executive coaching and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Before becoming a coach, I spent 13 years in marketing working for large companies like Eli Lilly & Co., Johnson & Johnson, a start-up that didn't make it and one that did- and doubled in size nearly overnight.

I founded Swim Against the Current in 2017 and to date, we've worked with over 1000 leaders.  Seeing my clients move from a state of stress back into a feeling of cool, calm, and collected is what drives me daily.  That and my beautiful family (with two little girls) who inspire me to want to make the world a better place every day.