MY WORK SO FAR

I've never had a straight line career. Looking back, I think that's been the point.

SOUND & LIVE PRODUCTION

I started behind a soundboard.

My early career was spent in live event production, engineering in-ear monitors for touring acts, running stage sound for concerts and theatre, directing technical teams supporting hundreds of events a year. I worked with artists ranging from the Moody Blues to the Beach Boys, The Gatlin Brothers to Pam Tillis, and various magic and variety shows in venues from intimate theatres to full arenas.

What I loved most wasn't just the gear. It was the moment right before the house lights dim... that collective intake of breath from an audience that's about to become something more than a group of strangers. I learned early that technical excellence in service of human experience is one of the most satisfying things a person can do.

That lesson has never left me.

BUILDING PEOPLE & TEAMS

Eventually I traded the soundboard for a different kind of stage.

For the past decade I've led learning and development at Gresham Smith, a firm I genuinely admire. I built and now lead a team that designs and delivers training programs across the firm, from new hire onboarding to leadership development to behavioral skills work rooted in thinkers like Brené Brown, Patrick Lencioni, and Stephen Covey.

I've written about what it means to grow inside an organization, published pieces on leadership, burnout, inclusion, and what real learning cultures look like. Our team was recognized nationally for two years in a row as a Top 50 L&D team, which mattered to me mostly because of what it said about the people I get to work with every day.

The thread connecting this chapter to the last one is still the same: helping people access something they didn't know they had.

Article: Empowering Employee Learning - The Journey Behind our Top 50 Award-winning L&D Team

​WHAT I'M EXPLORING NOW

I'm in a season of asking bigger questions.

After years of helping other people grow, I'm turning more of that attention inward. I'm deepening a yoga practice that has been quietly shaping me for years. I'm being more creative again. I'm spending time in nature and paying close attention to what I find there.

I don't know exactly where this leads yet. But I've learned to trust the process of honest exploration and I've learned that the most meaningful work usually starts with exactly this kind of not-knowing.

If any of this resonates with you, I'd love to connect.