I’m a natural facilitator, community-builder, evangelist, and transmitter of enthusiasm. I catalyze impact by shining a unique light on the people, things, and ideas that matter.
Example roles I would be a fit for: business development/partnerships/sales, community manager, host/facilitator (for any productions or content), evangelist/ambassador, special projects, entrepreneur-in-residence, or Chief of Staff.
How I work: I am an initiator, innovator, self-starter, and ideator. I try to take the mindset of an apprentice and a non-judgmental listener. I love to receive a vision/goal and run win with it (but I can also create these myself).
Other strong skills and knowledge areas if/when needed:
Ideating, prototyping, and testing/validating those ideas
Efficiency, implementing systems/software tools, frameworks, and broad technical understanding
How startups work and the landscape (especially B2B Saas)
Branding + design judgment/collaborating with external vendors
Simple web design or podcast production
“Okay, the elephant in the room…your work experience is scattered all over the place. You haven’t been in a normal job since 2017. Can you explain? And why are you returning?”
Yes, it’s been a long (and quite frankly tiring) journey of self-exploration and experimentation. I don’t necessarily have any regrets, as I picked up many skills and learned a lot about myself along the way. But I’m thrilled with the idea of joining a company and having a team (I’ve missed it deeply).
As one can see from my resume and the details lower on this page, I’ve tried a lot of things on my own. While they were interesting/fun things at the time that scratched an itch of amusement, I realized the Achilles' heel of my youthful naïveté: shiny-object syndrome.
I could have enjoyed any of these pursuits as side projects/side hustles. But I pressured myself into thinking that I had to be a “founder,” because we idolize founders/business owners/”visionaries” now. I thought this was the only way that I could see myself as “successful” (whatever that even means).
So I’d cook up these various ideas and quickly prototype + ship them. Nearly every single time, I’d receive some level of initial traction, leading me to believe “…This is the thing! FINALLY!” Only to end up disappointed and underwhelmed that they never materialized into some grandiose result.
The past ~6 years has been more of a time of learning all the things that I am not in order to uncover the few things that I actually am. Seeing what I’m best at (Zone of Genius) vs what I’m “pretty good” at (Zone of Competence).
Throughout this journey, I’ve remained passionate about certain things (e.g. tech/SaaS/startups) - and now content/media as well.
And I’m excited to now return to the job world as a far more balanced person who will be a far better + more consistent teammate.