Seriously.
I’ve spent more than 30 years working with people, and I’m still curious about why we do what we do.
Why one person walks into a room and immediately starts talking to everyone, while another needs five minutes to observe before jumping in.
Why one employee thinks a new process is exciting while another immediately sees seventeen things that could go wrong.
Why two people can hear the exact same words and walk away with completely different interpretations.
And why we so often assume that if someone doesn’t think, communicate, or work like we do, something must be wrong with them.
Usually, nothing is wrong with them.
They’re just different.
I spent 14½ years in clothing retail management, leading teams of 20–30 employees. Those years taught me a lot about people—and even more about leadership.
I learned how to hire, train, coach, encourage, challenge, navigate conflict, solve problems, and create an environment where people could do their best work.
I also learned something I still carry with me today:
Just because someone doesn’t do something the way I would doesn’t mean they’re doing it wrong.
During that time, I was selected as one of 10 leaders from across the United States to participate in FKA’s Training-the-Trainer program in New York City. It gave me an opportunity to dig deeper into how people learn, how leaders influence others, and how much difference the right approach can make.
In 2007, my employer gave its leaders a copy of StrengthsFinder® 2.0 and asked us to take the assessment as part of our leadership development.
I took it. I got my results. And then…I didn’t really know what to do with them.
I had the information. I just didn’t yet understand how powerful it could be.
In 2008, I moved into the insurance industry, where I’ve spent the past 18 years working with businesses and organizations, specializing in employee benefits.
Over the years, I kept coming back to the same questions: What makes people tick? What motivates them? Why do two people respond so differently to the same situation?
In 2018, I decided to take a much deeper look at CliftonStrengths® and began incorporating it into my training. This time, I wasn’t just taking an assessment—I was learning how to actually use the information.
I became a certified CliftonStrengths® coach in 2019, and suddenly this framework gave me language for something I’d been fascinated by for decades: why people do what they do.
Today, I help individuals, leaders, and organizations understand what makes their people tick—and, more importantly, what to do with that information.
Through CliftonStrengths®, leadership development, team experiences, and practical conversations about workplace culture, I help people move from:
“Why are they like that?”
to:
“Ohhh…now I understand.”
Because I don’t believe people need to be fixed.
I believe we need to understand them better.
And sometimes the biggest thing standing between us and a better relationship, a better team, or a better workplace is an assumption we haven’t questioned yet.
That’s the work I love—helping people recognize what they naturally do well, understand what other people bring to the table, and create workplaces where people can actually thrive.
Because when people understand themselves and each other, work gets better.
Knowledge is great. Knowing what to do with it is better.
Understanding your strengths is just the beginning. The real value comes when you start recognizing how those strengths show up in your everyday life—and how they affect the people around you.
Knowing yourself is one thing. Using what you know is another.
Strengths aren't meant to sit in a report or hang on a wall. We turn insight into practical strategies you can use in your leadership, communication, relationships, and work.
You don't have to be someone else to be effective. When you understand what you naturally bring to the table, you can stop spending so much energy trying to operate like everyone else. Confidence grows when you know what you're good at—and know how to use it.
When your strengths show up, so does your energy.
The goal isn't perfection. It's finding more of the work, relationships, and environments where you can be fully yourself—and do your best work.
A world where people understand themselves and each other well enough to stop treating differences like problems.
To help individuals and organizations understand their people, challenge their assumptions, and use their strengths to create better workplaces.
Maybe you’re trying to understand yourself better.
Maybe your team isn’t quite clicking.
Maybe you’re a leader trying to bring out the best in your people.
Or maybe you’re trying to figure out how to attract and keep good people.
Wherever you are, we can start with understanding the people involved—and go from there.
Explore how I can help.
Maybe you know exactly what you’re looking for.
Maybe you just know something isn’t working.
Maybe you’re trying to figure out how to build a stronger team—or keep the good people you already have.
Either way, let’s talk about it and see where I can help.
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