About Me
My research centers users, secures funding, and delivers results. I break problems down and scale up from 0 to 1 where technology and human needs intersect.
Collaborating with and leading amazing teams, I've found ways to flip 50% cancellation rates into 16-point NPS improvements, crafted research foundations for four 7-figure seed funding rounds, and scaled programs for 100,000+ users.
I first hit the streets as an entrepreneur at age 16, borrowing the family '97 Grand Caravan to sell medical scrubs door-to-door. Now, I work globally to increase my leverage and impact, focused on delivering delightful solutions to wicked problems.
Along the way, I embraced intrapreneurship at Sunrun, earned an MA in Design from Carnegie Mellon, and mastered venture building as CX Principal and Cofounder of Habitats.ai at Mach49, pioneering biodiversity monitoring technology that leverages responsible AI for conservation.
Current Focus
I partner with founders and organizations working to build transformative technology. My work spans startup ecosystem development, customer experience transformation, and product innovation—always focused on creating delightful experiences that scale.
I've learned that solutions to complex challenges start with listening and rapid immersion in the problem space. Whether leading interviews, facilitating workshops, mentoring founders, or connecting startups with strategic partners, I believe the best solutions emerge when we begin by understanding.
When not working with founders, you'll find me attempting to convince my puppy that my DIY HiFi wires aren't chew toys or passionately shouting Jeopardy! answers at the TV.
A little more…
I grew up between the city and the woods. Rejecting my suburban roots as a teen, I now look back with gratitude.
At the ripe age of 9, I shipped off to farm camp and got my first lesson in sustainability—it’s often dirty and hands-on work.
As a teen, I’d spend one weekend mesmerized by the Scales of the Universe at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium and the next gazing up at the Milky Way from a campsite on the Appalachian Trail.
Since then, I’ve been working in mission-driven companies intent on making the world a more sustainable, enjoyable, and equitable place.