Living Proof

Two decades of building,
leading, and starting over.

From re-engineering hospital systems at 17 to pioneering AI-assisted cognitive frameworks. The full arc.

Era I
The Early Start
Systems Architect
National Recognition
Featured in the National Enquirer at age 10.
Accelerated Academic Start
Homeschooled and entered university at age 16.
Medical Systems Re-engineering
At 17, re-engineered 3 hospital departments and eliminated critical redundancies in preparation for the Cactus Credentialing Software implementation.
Era II  ·  2005 – 2017
Agency & Corporate Leadership
The Scalability Era
Cranky Creative  ·  2005 – 2011
Built a Nationally Recognized Agency
Founded a nationally recognized environmental advertising company.
Fortune 500 Client Roster
Landed and managed campaigns for Pepsi, Lenovo, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and McDonald's, including executing the first-ever McCafe vehicle wrap.
The Rebuild
In 2011, went through a divorce and started over from nothing. What came next was proof that defining what matters and rebuilding around it actually works.
Spark Evolution  ·  2011 – 2017
HubSpot Platinum Agency Status
Scaled the agency to HubSpot Platinum status in record time (2016).
HubSpot's Largest Client
Managed HubSpot's largest client to date (2015), PureFlix, now a Sony company.
Ollie
Her son Oliver (Ollie) was born in 2015, during the agency years. Building a business and building a family at the same time.
High-Stakes Data Management
Led a $130,000/month retainer and architected strategies for a 7-million-contact database.
National Award Winner
Recipient of the "Make Mine a Million Dollar Business" award from Count Me In, supported by American Express.
Era III  ·  2017 – 2019
E-Commerce Strategy & Exit
The Data-Driven Era
Product Reverse-Engineering
Won the market by reverse-engineering a multi-million dollar product line derived from customer testimonials and buyer data to solve specific market pain points.
High-Velocity USA E-Commerce
Built and scaled a premier Amazon brand within the United States, mastering logistics and brand positioning in a hyper-competitive landscape.
The 2-Year Exit
Successfully exited the multi-million dollar brand in 2019. The same year her daughter Eliza was born. She sold the business and welcomed her second child in the same season. Everything she builds, she builds for them.
Era IV
Industry Thought Leadership
Education & Speaking
Published Author
Wrote the definitive guide for digital growth, How to be an Online Marketing Rockstar, published by SGIA.
National Industry Speaker
Featured speaker at national industry conferences for the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA).
Industry Columnist
Regular contributing columnist for the SGIA Quarterly Journal.
Five-Star Business Educator
Consistently received top-tier ratings for converting complex marketing strategies into high-ROI actions.
Era V  ·  2020 – Present
The Resilient Innovator
The Human Architect
Crisis Strategy Pioneer
Successfully navigated a 4-year "Total System Siege" (2020–2024) using AI as a cognitive scaffold to manage hospice, multiple cancer diagnoses, and business transitions simultaneously.
Holistic Crisis Management
Expertly carried the mental, emotional, and physical loads of a multi-generational family crisis while maintaining a trauma-informed parenting environment and homeschooling her children.
Creator of The Unlock
Developed The Unlock, a six-movement methodology for leaders who have been broken open by life, designed to rebuild who they are and create a second brain that carries the work forward.
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