Hey Future Mentee!

I’m a Bay-Area native who grew up in the OG Silicon Valley (my dad was a chip programmer) so tech has always been a part of my life. In my career, I’ve worked almost exclusively at early stage startups (AngelList, On Deck, Hugging Face) with a stint at a Bollywood fitness company, and most recently, I’ve started my own recruitment and placement agency for Chiefs of Staff. Looking back on my career, I can weave a concise narrative of why I went from place to place but while I was going through it, I felt lost and like I was never going to “catch up” to my peers who were all engineers or product managers or data scientists.

I’m a strong believer in operationally minded folks being the next wave of talent that startups and companies want (it’s already starting to happen) but it’s a hard role to feel successful in because of it’s generalist nature. I can help you better define what it is that brings you joy and how you personally define success so that you feel more fulfilled.

Outside of work, I love staying active and seeing friends. I grew up dancing (competitively like on Dance Moms and was also on my school’s dance team) and so I try to take a dance class whenever I can - my favorite teacher is in NY. I’ve also been nomadically traveling around for the last year and a half so finding community around me has been something that I’ve grappled with and know the struggle to do so first hand.

I’m excited to share all the things I’ve learned in my twenties with people who want to listen and chances are, I’ll learn a lot from you too! I’ve mentored folks both within the companies I’ve worked at as well as through the communities I’ve built and my favorite thing to do is help others succeed. I can’t wait to meet you!

• Pitching yourself to startup founders
• Becoming a Chief of Staff/other generalist roles
• How to grow your career in a non-linear fashion
• The power of community and how it can help your career growth
• Resume & job interview prep
• Finding and building community around yourself

• Building your LinkedIn network/presence - I recently crossed 20K+ followers on LinkedIn and it’s a big reason why my business has been as successful as its has been so far
• Figuring out what your long term "why" is - For a long time, I felt like I was climbing a startup/corporate ladder but for what? Taking a step back to figure out what it was I was looking for personally and professionally helped me build my current company into something that is much more fulfilling
• Being nomadic/working remotely
• Moving from CA to NYC to being nomadic
• Making friends outside of school - I’m not perfect at this, but I do have some tips on how to make friends when you’re no longer living on the same floor as people your age
• Being a woman of color in the tech world

…supportive, inspiring, and helpful. My biggest motivator in life is to help others, no matter how big or small the gesture or action is. I’m an older sister and anyone I mentor becomes a younger sibling - that means I’ll be here to support you through all the wins and console you through the down times, but I’ll also give you tough love when I feel like you need it or if the pity party is getting too drawn out. My own sister will tell you that once you’re family, I’ll make myself available to you in whatever capacity you need and professional mentees will know that even if I don’t know the answer, I’ll make it my mission to find you someone who does.