​As a facilitator, emcee, trainer, coach, and award-winning Toastmaster, I have engaged and entertained audiences across the Midwest. I started speaking in high school with a local improv troupe and continued studying improv and storytelling at The Second City Theater, with a brief stint at Blackbox studying Meisner techniques.

Working in corporate has taught me to be professional and meet deadlines, while working in theater has taught me how to effectively leverage humor, emotion, and engagement. I truly believe all the world’s a stage.

My professional background includes a mix of art and science with analysis of all things digital. I began my career at Discover Card assisting the management of multimillion-dollar projects, and then moved to advertising where I helped major brands such as Whirlpool-Maytag, Philip-Morris, and Earth Hour execute digital campaigns.