Since 2018, I’ve been the C-level right hand to multimillion-dollar founders, running their operations like a CEO-in-training. But when I launched my own brand last year, I quickly learned small businesses play by different rules. Suddenly, I wasn’t just checking things off a list, I was accountable. I had to hire, build systems, and project plan for my own launch. That humbling experience hit me: this is exactly what I want to do for others, help women and fellow LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs get the same ease I fought for.

A little more about me: I’ve been a high achiever since pre-school, stacking medals and winning competitions like it was a sport. For years, I believed hard work was the only way until burnout forced me to find another path when I got so sick. Now I know, ease creates time, time creates choice, and choice is freedom. That choice led me to packing my bags, leaving the city for island life, marrying the woman I love, and finally doing whatever the heck I want. All because I decided to break through the burnout.