I began my career at IBM and went on to work for 4 separate mainframe software companies before I began my journey as an entrepreneur, primarily in technology.  Along with my partner, I sold two software companies and took a third public on the NASDAQ.  I majored in Philosophy and Mathematics at Michigan State University and took graduate courses in public health at the University of Michigan.

I am Life Coach Certified through Transformation Academy, one of the largest Life Coach training organizations in the world. I authored and published an online sales training course with over 50,000 student participants. I have been a board member at United Way and believe strongly in the power of giving back to one's community.

I have been a Big Brother and have two amazing children. I am also a member of an international Sangha focused on Mindfulness.

I have had public company board training and certification from Harvard Business School as well as Stanford Law School.

My lifelong passion and purpose has been to heal and support others through compassionate understanding and offering unconditional love.