When I scroll through Instagram or LinkedIn, it can be easy to fill in the gaps with stories about other people: “Their career has been smooth sailing!”; “Their relationship looks so easy”; “How are all of my friends somehow in Italy right now?!” However, when we create space for authentic and genuine conversations, we quickly uncover that all of us are having imperfect and sometimes frustrating moments in our personal and professional lives; leveraging some combination of skills, luck, and privilege to navigate our careers and personal lives; and simply doing our best to grow and succeed in a challenging world.

When I left Teach for America as a transitioning teacher, I felt unsure how to land a job at a top startup or how to apply my leadership skills in a new industry. Through the support of mentors and networking, I was able to land a great role in Customer Success at a really exciting EdTech start up. After my successful transition into EdTech, I found that many teachers were eager to do the same, and I started offering pro bono mentoring sessions to provide advice on how to navigate the transition and set yourself up for success. After supporting 20+ mentees, I have learned that sometimes the most impactful tool a mentor can offer is to believe in the mentee and just nudge them along the path they are already building for themselves.

I am eager to help early career leaders (especially young women) harness their greatness, see their potential, and take bold steps toward the life they want to create. Mentors have been critical to my personal and professional growth, and I am eager to pay it forward.

🔀 Transitioning roles/industries: I transitioned from organizational psychology, to teaching, to EdTech, to customer success roles, and beyond! Let’s talk about transferable skills and personal branding.

🧐 Navigating ambiguity in startups: I love to think about the best ways to create structure, communicate your value, work cross-functionally, and set yourself up for promotion and success in an ambiguous environment

🕸️ Networking best practices: This is one of my superpowers! I’d love to help you network effectively, build lasting relationships, and help people help you.

🫶 Giving and receiving feedback: I’ve been thinking a lot about unhooking from praise and criticism, learning to view feedback as an external perception of my work, and centering the things that are in my control. This is really hard as an overachiever and people pleaser!

🙌 In your layoff era: If you have been laid off recently (I prefer to call this a “sabbatical”) or are in a post-layoff company (aka chaos zone), I’ve been there. Let’s talk about building your career, finding sustainable practices, and knowing how to find your next opportunity with purpose and intentionality.

👯‍♀️ Making friends in a new city (Chicago to San Diego transplant here!)

🤓 Creating work/life balance

🙏 Sustainable wellness habits

👩‍❤️‍👨 Long term relationships (moving in together, navigating finances, raising a puppy, etc)

🏄‍♀️ Finding and developing hobbies

🤑 Personal finance

• An accountability partner to help you find success on your own terms
• A sounding board as you navigate difficult decisions and transitions
• An outside perspective to help you see yourself in a new way

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