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About
What I've come to understand, through every chapter of my life, is that most people aren't lacking discipline, intelligence, or drive.
A life can look impressive and still feel wrong from the inside.
I know because I’ve lived it. I spent years learning how to achieve, deliver results, and keep going. What took longer was recognizing how easily you can build a life around what others expect of you and lose sight of what you actually want.
I spent 17 years as a competitive swimmer and became an Academic All-American at Penn State, where I studied communications. After college, my curiosity and love of storytelling drove me to earn my master's degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
I spent nearly a decade working as a TV news anchor and reporter, interviewing some of the most recognized figures in the world, including President Barack Obama and Angelina Jolie. As a writer, I've contributed articles to Woman’s Day Magazine, Redbook Magazine, Forbes, mindbodygreen, The Huffington Post, and elephant journal, to name a few.
I went on to work across media and business, helping shape global brands and leading the launch of QVC’s first and only proprietary beauty brand, generating more than $4 million in sales in a single day. I also served as Senior Vice President of Programming & Talent Acquisition at a Nasdaq-listed company.
I knew how to prepare more, work harder, hit the mark, and push through any challenge. What I hadn’t understood was how easily achievement could become a way of proving I was enough.
I became deeply interested in what actually drives human behavior, studying neuroscience, psychology, and mindfulness, both academically and through lived experience.
I’ve received certifications from Yale University’s Science of Well-Being program to help myself and my clients build more productive habits, and from Stanford University’s Love as a Force for Social Justice program to help me more deeply understand the human heart.
I earned coaching certifications through the International Coaching Federation (PCC) and graduated at the highest level from Columbia University's executive and organizational (3CP) coaching program. In addition to my advanced coaching certifications, I’m a licensed NBI® consultant, trained in helping clients assess their thinking preferences to leverage insights for creativity, innovation, and communication strategies in all areas of life.
But what mattered more was this: I kept seeing the same pattern. Capable, driven people who looked successful on paper still second-guessed themselves, avoided conversations they knew they needed to have, or kept saying yes to a role, relationship, or version of success they had already outgrown. I could not stop asking why.
Today, I bring all of that experience to Rawish with Kate Eckman, my video podcast interview series I created and host, as well as my Substack platform, speaking, and coaching. I’m also the award-winning author of The Full Spirit Workout (New World Library, 2021).
The work has taken different forms, but the question behind it remains the same: How do we succeed without becoming someone we don’t recognize?
Because what good is building an extraordinary life if we don’t actually enjoy living it?
Core Values
This I believe
I believe a life built around approval eventually stops feeling like your own.
I believe people can tell when you are really there with them.
I believe most people know before they admit they know.
I believe telling the truth often costs more in the moment and less in the long run.
I believe in laughing so loud everyone in the room looks over to see what’s so funny.
I believe we become what we're willing to take seriously.
I believe our words matter most when our behavior agrees with them.
Who I work with
I work with high-performing individuals and teams across industries: business leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, creatives, executives, and public-facing professionals.
They lead companies, build businesses, compete, create, advise, perform, and make decisions that affect other people’s lives.
What they share is responsibility, visibility, and the desire to succeed without becoming a stranger to themselves.
My work helps them address the conversations they’ve been avoiding, make decisions they can stand behind, and handle responsibility without losing themselves in the process.
