A little personal history...
From Engineer to Finance to Sales to Operations

As a programming computer geek as a child, I started as an electrical engineer at CU Boulder. At 19, I took a break from college with a friend to start a business and gained a real-world MBA. A couple of years later, I returned to school and earned my actual MBA at the University of Denver. The company that funded my MBA also hired me as a management consultant, where I learned about finance and developed a love for spreadsheets. To this day, few people can best me in building sophisticated spreadsheet models (I challenge any finance department!).

​

After that, I went on a tech startup binge for years and grew into a top sales performer, closing major deals in the early days of e-commerce. I led the team that brought Whole Foods Market online and the top vitamin website (Vitamins.com) to stratospheric success. As I closed deals, I realized I needed to learn how to deliver them, manage teams, and make the company run more smoothly so I could keep closing deals. I wasn't using the term "operations" back then, but that was essentially what I was doing. 

Fast forward a few startups, and I discovered my humanitarian calling by joining a software platform company focused on humanitarian efforts. There, I gained product management experience by rebuilding and relaunching a 12-year-old platform that is HIPAA- and PCI-compliant, mission-critical, and supports all disaster response for the American Red Cross, pandemic flu response for the CDC, and community programs for United Ways nationwide. The platform processes and tracks between 40 million in cash assistance and 3 billion in donations each year.

From 2018 to 2024, I served as the Chief Operating Officer of a NASDAQ-listed public company that provides ERP and supply-chain regulatory-compliance software. I was hired to take the company public and oversee six acquisitions in the U.S. and Canada. During that period, we handled over $30 billion in transactions while navigating a pandemic and volatile macroeconomic conditions. By the end of our acquisitions, we controlled 70% of the Canadian market and all the major U.S. competitors.

Today, I leverage my experience in M&A and as a COO to serve as an interim COO, supporting founders and CEOs through turnarounds, growth, scaling, and exits. I am also a licensed business broker, assisting companies in maximizing their exits when they are ready. Ideally, I like to connect with companies 2-3 years before their exit so I can help them prepare and execute it successfully. 

​

PERSONAL

After leading a public company, I took a year off to travel across the U.S. I was on the road for 10 months, covering 30,000 miles. I visited 31 states and nearly every corner of the country. I love the outdoors. In my free time, I enjoy rock climbing, mountain biking, and camping. I love building and improving things, whether it's a treehouse, rehabbing an old retro camper, working on cars, or tinkering in the garage. I'm a complete science geek, especially interested in astrophysics and quantum mechanics.

GIVING BACK

I spent 10 years helping nonprofits and governments achieve greater impact at scale. I have co-founded a nonprofit and served on several boards. My work has covered nearly every human services field, including international aid, disaster response, homelessness, refugees, child welfare, and social service call centers (2-1-1). Mentoring the next generation of business builders is one of my favorite activities. In 2018, I took on the One Woman Challenge to mentor at least one woman each month in business and tech. I'm still actively mentoring women in business and tech today.