As an award winning Founder + CEO of several successful restaurants, cafes and retail stores,
I've worn every hat imaginable as a founder and operator, most recently over a span of 11 years in Montana with five organic restaurant/market/bakery/cafes with $3.5 million annual revenues and previously in Santa Barbara with thriving cafe, gallery and wholesale bakery.
Well beyond food, I have also run several retail & event production companies.
I am here to offer my skills and dedication to fellow entrepreneurs ready to launch their DREAMS INTO ACTION!
I believe in using business as a tool for personal and cultural evolution.
I have a kind yet compelling style and have dedicated significant energy to the development of the hundreds if not thousands of outstanding people I have had the pleasure of leading in my career.
I am very much a sleeves rolled-up advisor. I recognize the importance of working side by side to develop the ideal business. I surely recognize the nimbleness required when rolling out fast-paced and ambitious growth strategies.
A business thrives with the authentic engagement of its people at the intersection of their own paths and the mission of the company.
I am an innate and experienced marketer. Forseeing needs, trends and customer preferences has been a guiding force in my decision-making as an innovator. For example, my restaurants in Montana were founded to focus on organic and seasonal eating—far before this was a mainstream trend. My ability to engage the residents and visitors to South West Montana around these values, in a beautiful and approachable way, set the pace for many other businesses to follow. My audacity to stake my businesses on these values earned me the title of Woman Entrepreneur of the Year by Prospera/SBA’s Women’s Business Center, SBA Regional Entrepreneur of the Year and The Bozeman Professional Women’s Foundation Employer of the Year.
I believe in putting the health of people, society and the planet at the forefront of business endeavors. Now, back to the SF Bay Area, I engage with like-minded innovators who have big dreams of doing good business.
I am absolutely convinced of this perspective’s positive implications for our world and I would be honored to collaborate with you to make your big dreams come alive!
