From a young age, I was driven to work hard and achieve success, naturally gravitating toward leadership roles. While I had many accomplishments to be proud of, I always felt that something was missing.

 I knew I always wanted to be in charge of my time, my work approach, and doing something creative. I'm really good at structure and strategy which made me most successful in other environments, but creating is when I feel most aligned.

THE creative freedom OF A SMALL BUSINESS LAUNCED ME INTO THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME…

OUR BUSINESS SCALED FAST AND SOON I FOUND MYSELF WITH MORE CHAOS AND LESS flow.

Who could have guessed that a rural restaurant would grow so quickly? We began as renters and eventually became property owners, expanding from five tables to thirty-six, and our team grew from five members to almost thirty. Throughout this growth, I was juggling a high-demand corporate position.

On the surface, everything appeared perfect, but behind the scenes, I was barely keeping afloat in a sea of chaos. I devoted any available time to my business creatively, as that's where my passion lay. While I had a firm grasp on strategy, I neglected to consistently audit and realign our business structure to match our rapid growth. This oversight meant that the demands on me kept increasing rather than decreasing.

THEN, I STARTED TO BLEND STRUCTURE WITH alignment.

After feeling like I could no longer live in the chaos and there must be another way, I started to assess where I felt most aligned in my business. Part of why I wanted to be an entrepreneur was to create. With all the success we had, the structure I had in place for a small start-up was no longer allowing me the freedom to get creative and, as a result, I was falling out of love with my business.

AN ABUNDANT side hustle…

I started to evaluate if a business of this scale was even what I wanted, especially as a side gig. I believe that we should all be leaving things better than how we found them, and frankly I was disappointed at how much chaos was surrounding my business—it felt misaligned. While embraced and felt proud of the growth, I knew there had to be a more sustainable way with less stress and sacrifice. So I became intentional about how I approached this new season, focusing on improving and aligning my efforts.

I WAS BLOCKING MY OWN creativity….

I've always juggled many responsibilities. While it may look effortless from the outside, it's been much harder than it seems, and I've become more resilient because of it. While I was used to chaos, I decided this season of my life was demanding less of it and more freedom to flow with the demands of motherhood. I needed to be a more present mother, and I craved more creativity. I decided to go all in on Craft Coffee House and apply my knowledge from the military and corporate to create a new structure in the business. After all, it was actively providing an income stream for nearly 30 people and generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue for our local community.

I started taking steps towards getting back into alignment for how to run my business in its current season. I could envision the end-goal and set clear objectives to achieve those goals. I had the skills and strategies from my corporate and military career, I had just never put such structure around my business because the growth had never demanded it. I held myself accountable for following a calendar and a plan. Guess what? I made it out of the darkness of chaos.

I LEARNED THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS holding a light in the dark SO OTHERS CAN SEE THE PATH FORWARD.

We scaled fast and furious through force, not flow. When I realized the new structure I put in place actually allows me more time and creative freedom, a whole new level of growth was unlocked. I suddenly had more ease, more creativity, and even more business growth.

Entrepreneurship has been an incredible journey full of so many lessons that I had to learn the hard way and often times it felt like total darkness. But now I have so much wisdom to share. I AM LIGHT HERE NOW was inspired by the idea that even in the chaos or darkest times, even the tiniest bit of light still remains, and you can constantly re-align your business to the light step by step and continue to serve with purpose.

I BELIEVE THAT STRUCTURE CULTIVATES creativity and innovation.

My mission is to help illuminate the path for entrepreneurs to calm their chaos and add structure to their creative flow. I help them achieve their biggest goals, build resilience, and scale with confidence. Through strategic goal-setting, project development, and alignment audits, I help entrepreneurs stay organized and govern their empires with clarity and effectiveness. My approach integrates alignment and organizational practices to ensure lasting success.