The Story
"I didn't pivot."
"I blew it up."
Here's what actually happened — from a 13-year banking career to building three businesses of my own.
2003 — 2016
The Banks Built Me
For 13 years, I was built by the banks. TD Bank. RBC. Branch manager by 30. Good salary, great pension, a career path that was completely mapped out for me.
I knew I was capable of more. Not in an arrogant way — in an honest, quiet, persistent way that wouldn't leave me alone no matter how comfortable I got.
My boss told me I was raised by the banks. He meant it as a compliment. I heard it as a warning.
2016
I Sold Everything
So I sold my house. Sold my car. Cashed my savings. And moved to San Francisco with an MBA acceptance letter as my ticket in — because I couldn't find another way through the door, so I found my own.
I didn't know exactly what I was looking for. I found it anyway: a new network, new possibility, and the first real version of a life I'd chosen entirely for myself.
2016
Sold Everything
SF
New City. New Life.
13
Years Left Behind
2018 — 2024
I Built Other People's Organizations
San Francisco led to a first HR role. That led to New York. I kept getting more comfortable. And every time I did, I knew it was time to move.
In October 2024, I stopped building other people's organizations and started building my own.
James Beard Foundation
Built the entire HR function from scratch — during a public crisis.
Friends of the High Line
Took retention from 62% → 92% in 18 months.
SF Association of Realtors
First HR Director — set the foundation that scaled.
2024 — Now
Three Businesses. Zero Plans to Slow Down.
Today I run three things simultaneously: Eunioa — a fractional HR and career concierge firm. Nerve — an app I built myself, because I had an idea and decided that "I don't know how to build an app" wasn't a good enough reason not to. And a newsletter called The Sh*t They Forgot to Teach You — because there's so much nobody tells you.
There have been hard months. Moments of real doubt. But I have always found a way through — and I always will.
If I can do it, they can do it too.
Timeline
Twenty-three years, one through line.
2003
Joined TD Bank — start of 13 years in banking
2013
Branch Manager, RBC — hired, led, coached a 16-person team
2016
Sold everything. Moved to San Francisco. MBA at Hult International
2017
Class Speaker, Hult MBA Graduation
2018
First HR role: Director of HR, SF Association of Realtors
2020
Moved to New York City
2020
Built James Beard Foundation's first HR function during crisis
2022
Sr. Director of People & Culture, Friends of the High Line
2024
Turned 62% retention → 92%. Left to build my own.
2024
Founded Eunioa LLC
2026
Launched nerveapp.io
2026
Three businesses. Still building.