I feel like I’ve lived so many different lives. Looking at a map of the places I’ve called home is a reminder of that. My varying experiences has enriched me with a host of interests and hidden talents - business and marketing, all different kinds sports, teaching yoga, painting and crafts, food and cooking.
When I made the decision to stop working in the corporate world, I wanted to create a business where all of these things would come together. Where I could be multidimensional.
Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX
When you meet someone new, how do you explain yourself? You usually start with what you do for work, how many kids you have, where you went to college. You put yourself in these boxes so others can more easily understand you as a human.
But you are so much more than that.
I am so much more than that.
Soul Circus Yoga and Wellness experiences is based out of Cheltenham, UK and over the course of the past 5 years has come to be the most diverse and well attended wellness festival in the UK.
I am a trained marketing professional. I’ve worked on creating product (Under Armour), on managing a brand (Kit and Ace), on overall marketing and sales strategy (BOOM Cycle), on the media and communications strategy and execution (Carat GmbH), on Facebook and Instagram advertising strategy and execution (Facebook), and many things in between.
Now I take my lessons and learnings and work with small-to-medium-sized businesses across the globe. Helping others like this is my greatest joy, it’s my way of making an impact. Something I felt I never did while working in the corporate world.
Polaroid art by Mr. Phomer in London, UK
I am a creator.
Never did I think to label myself as that. It took me years of casual drawing and painting courses to realize art was what I decided it was, not what my teacher or some stranger deemed as “good.”
I’ve been creating watercolors, drawings, floral arrangements, and jewelry for friends and family for years now.
I started creating digital assets for clients when I went solo and didn’t have designers to rely on. It taught me a lot about being creative in a business sense.
And now I’ve finally got the confidence to call what I do art and to bring it to the public. (Although imposter syndrome still gets me occasionally.)
Gelato and capturing snaps in Rome, Italy