I was raised by a single mother who never had the luxury of slowing down. Watching her build a life from scratch taught me what resourcefulness, grit, and community really look like. That thread ran through everything I built later — from Olives & Grace, my award-winning Boston retail space, to the work I do now with founders, brands, and creatives across Retail Therapy,
The Gift Box Studio, and Hats Off.
Motherhood cracked me open in the best way. It made the cost of ambition unmistakably clear: success without presence isn’t success I’m interested in. I’m only willing to build businesses that fuel my life, honor my values, and leave the people around me better for it.
Raised by a single mother who never had the luxury of slowing down, I witnessed firsthand what it meant to carry a vision alone and make it work. She taught me strength, resourcefulness, and how to build a life from scratch. I carried that into everything I touched.
For over a decade, I poured that energy into Olives & Grace, the award-winning retail space I built in Boston. It became a hub for
emerging makers, creative neighbors, and soulful brands. Community wasn’t just
part of the business plan, it was the plan.
And it worked. Until it didn’t.
Motherhood changed everything.
Suddenly, the pace that once fueled me began to fracture me. I realized I didn’t just want to create connection anymore,
I wanted to live it. That shift led me to radically reimagine how I work, how I define success, and how I support others on the same path.
So now I work with founders who are in it for the real reasons, the ones building brands that connect people, build communities, and stand for something real.
Some are just starting out. Some are running
seven-figure businesses. All of them want to grow with more presence, more impact, and less self-sacrifice.
I bring everything I’ve learned: from building scalable brands of my own, to partnering in a tech startup, to consulting behind the scenes of culture-shaping companies, all in service of helping founders build what matters.
Because the goal isn’t just to grow.
It’s to grow in a way that gives back
to your community and to yourself.
