During my junior year of college, I took an internship at a Big 4 accounting firm in San Francisco, which led to a full-time role right after graduation.  But after 2 years in the position, passing 3 of the 4 CPA exams and failing the 4th by just three points (!!!), I hit rock bottom. The workload and hours, the studying and the CPA exam stress led to extreme early career burnout. Weight loss, hair loss, temporary memory loss...and becoming a shell of a human being.

So, with the help of a coach, I reevaluated my career and decided whether I truly wanted the lifestyle I was living (spoiler: I definitely didn’t). With my coach’s guidance, I pivoted to HR, Recruiting and Project Management roles in the Silicon Valley tech space instead. My love for people and supporting their fulfillment in the workplace made it an excellent fit.  On this new path, I worked with early to late-stage startups and learned how hiring actually works from the inside. The processes, a candidate experience people actually remembered, what it takes to bring the right person into a role, and for them to actually be happy once they were in it. It's the same insider knowledge I still bring to my coaching today. But… there was still something missing. I felt bored and stagnant and knew something needed to change, but I wasn't sure exactly what.

Then, two random yet synchronistic conversations with friends about travel on the SAME night gifted me an AHA moment. My intuition had been calling me to lean into discomfort, explore the world and experience something new for years, but I hadn’t been listening.
This wasn’t a problem a new job could fix, I wanted something bigger.

But first, let's rewind ....

I was born and raised in Northern California and studied Business Economics and Accounting at UC Santa Barbara. 

In college I dreamed of experiencing new cultures and immersing myself in the Spanish language. I minored in Spanish but didn’t get to experience studying abroad. I spent the last two years of my time in the US feeling completely stuck. I wanted change so badly... but I was terrified to make any moves.

So, in 2017, I left my SF tech job, packed up my apartment, put everything in storage and headed on a solo backpacking trip starting in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. What was supposed to be a one-month adventure turned into three months of life-changing, transformative travel through Central America. I made global friendships, had unforgettable adventures, and learned more about myself in those three months than I had in years of living in San Francisco. Travel had changed me. My Central America travel experience was the beginning of my travel addiction, as well as my desire to coach and support others in getting unstuck and making moves.

Inner Journey

After returning to the US, I couldn’t shake the travel itch. I craved immersing myself in foreign lands, cultures, the Spanish language and the growth that came with it.

So eight years ago, I put my all into finding  a role that allowed me to move abroad and took another huge leap moving to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I was going alone without ever having visited the country, but it just felt RIGHT. My intention was simple: keep growing my career, and let myself be shaped by  a new language, a new culture, and a new pace of life.

During my two years in Argentina, I took yet another leap and officially left the 9-5 cubicle life for good. I knew I needed the flexibility to travel and experience all of the beauty South America had to offer, so I worked hard to find a remote role (before remote work was a global reality). In my remote role, I used my HR, Recruitment and Project Management experience to help companies (including fully remote companies) strategize their job search process, from job description to hire. On the side I also helped local Argentinian candidates navigate the job search process.

In parallel, a series of large life and career transitions were inspiring me to finally start my coaching journey. While working remotely in Argentina, I also went all in on my coaching certification. I started coaching at a Chicago-based coaching company. By the end of 2019, I had intentionally crafted a fully remote lifestyle doing work I love. 

And in 2022, I took another leap to start my own coaching practice, and I have been coaching fellow dreamers in designing their most authentic and fulfilling careers and lifestyles ever since, while living and traveling in Latin America.

I help my clients stop settling for mediocrity, discover their passions, pivot to roles that light them up, move to countries that inspire them, and land roles  that give them the freedom to live and work the way they want to.

After years of working remotely, building my business, and calling Buenos Aires home, I'm currently entering my own new chapter (more to come on this). It's a reminder that growth comes in seasons, and every season brings its own challenges and gifts. Always evolving, as I love to say.

I'm also remaining a student of this work. Continuing to invest in my own growth, deepen my craft, expand what I offer, and make space for what's next. Always curious. Always learning.

My life as a Career Fulfillment, Remote Work and Lifestyle Design Coach started in 2019 and I haven't felt bored or stagnant since.