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 auditor 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. 

So, with the help of a coach, I reevaluated my career and decided whether I truly wanted the lifestyle I was living (spoiler: I didn’t). With my coach’s guidance, I transitioned to HR, Recruiting and Project Management focused 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 honed my skills and experience working with early to late stage start-ups to improve their hiring processes, candidate experience and overall happiness of internal employees. I learned invaluable tools, resources and skills I still use in my career coaching offerings today. But… there was still something missing. I felt bored and stagnant and knew something needed to change, but wasn’t sure what.

Then, two random yet synchronistic conversations with friends about travel 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 I didn’t study abroad or travel, and I spent the last two years of my time in the US feeling stuck. I wanted change so badly, but I was terrified to make any moves.

So, in 2017, I left my job, packed up my apartment, put everything in storage and headed on a solo backpacking trip. I started in Guatemala, and 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 six years ago, I hustled to find 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 to continue progressing my career while also exploring Latin America, gaining Spanish fluency, and growing and expanding my mindset through immersing myself into a new culture.

During my two years in Argentina, I 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 creating the job description to hiring. 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 went all in on my coaching certification. I started coaching at a Chicago-based coaching company, and by the end of 2019, I had intentionally crafted a fully remote lifestyle doing work I love. 

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 career and lifestyles ever since. 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 remote positions that give them the freedom to live and work the way they want to. 

Now, after years of working remotely, building my business, traveling and exploring, I have resettled into Buenos Aires, the city that stole my heart. This season of my life is all about nesting and putting down roots, while maintaining the flexibility to move if my intuition calls me to a new destination. I am turning my focus to building community with in-person events, and prioritizing my personal and professional growth to elevate my coaching skillset and expand my offerings. I am currently working towards my PCC certification (the next level of my coaching certification) and pursuing new programs to be the best coach I can be, and reach deeper levels with my clients.

My life as a Career Fulfillment, Remote Work and Lifestyle Design coach started in 2020 and I haven’t felt bored or stagnant since.