How do you usually start your day?

I need at least an hour to pad around my apartment before work begins. This ordinarily involves drinking coffee, journaling, tidying up, and watching a little television.

If you could spend today with anyone, who would it be? 

My late grandfather

What’s your biggest strength? 

The way I think! I am a process-driven thinker and I believe it grants me the ability to be organized and possess a compassionate perspective.

Three words to describe you to people who don’t know you?

Intentional, Warm, Colorful

What’s your favorite podcast or app?

Oura

Three things you can’t live without.

Community, Culture, and Books

Window or aisle?

Aisle

What’s one thing on your bucket list?

Exploring Patagonia, Argentina

What are you most grateful for this year?  

I am grateful for every time I said "yes." Every time I have followed joy and curiosity, it is rewarded. YNG is a major example of that.

Is there a phrase that runs through your head on a regular basis?

Every time you're given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.