A winding path — from radio booths and film sets to a premium brand ecosystem — and the reinvention that tied it all together.
Studied at Middlebury College (B.A. Italian, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), then trained in documentary radio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and began her career as an intern at New Hampshire Public Radio.
Founded Firestarter Interactive, a boutique creative agency built on high-caliber brand storytelling and media production.
Scaled Firestarter Interactive into a multi-7-figure creative agency serving Ivy League universities, global foundations, and luxury travel brands, leading a team of storytellers, designers, and producers. Graduated Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and earned professional certificates from Georgetown University in Social Impact Storytelling and Social Impact Partnership Design.
Directed her first feature documentary, Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America.
After navigating divorce with a young son, reinvented her life and moved to coastal Connecticut — a season that turned brand-building from a craft into a conviction: it's self-actualization.
Launched Firestarter, a premium brand and growth ecosystem, with a team of 15+ specialists — home to Firestarter Funnels, the Firestarter Brand Accelerator, the Authority Stack, the Authority Map, and The Firestarter Podcast.
Now writing her first book, Caliber: A Manifesto on Brand, Business, and Becoming, directing a second feature (Kelp Movement, in production), and building a new online educational platform.
Wherever you are in your own story, I'd love to help you build the brand that leads it.
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