Chapel Hill grad who started in consulting at Deloitte, then spent seven years as a venture backed founder building a health care company through Techstars. From there I moved into go to market and growth leadership at early and growth stage companies, including an AI security startup and a B2B media company serving more than 100k founders. I like working where product, story, and revenue meet, and helping teams move from an interesting idea to something customers pay for.
In leadership, empathy matters—care deeply, empathize, and the right actions will naturally follow.
Planning is great, but don’t plan yourself into a corner. Talk with clients, test, learn, and adapt. The more data points you gather, the faster you learn, the more nimble you can be.
Leadership isn’t about having all the answers; admitting you don’t know can empower your team, build trust with your clients, and unburden yourself from undue stress.
Taking pride in your work sets you apart; deliver genuine value, avoid mediocrity, and stand out.
Hard conversations are a lot easier when you explain your logic. Doing so encourages healthy discourse and often arrives at a fair and desirable outcome.
Good design makes business sense. Design can be the difference between a product that sells and one that doesn’t. Give your product a chance to be evaluated.
