Born and raised in Chicago, I’ve built my career at the intersection of product, technology, and entrepreneurship. I’ve worked as a Product Manager at companies including Nike and CarMax while also building startups from the ground up.
During the pandemic, I helped launch What’s Open, a hyper-local marketplace in Portland that later took our team to the Bay Area as we pursued funding and growth. More recently, I founded MindfulEar, where I’ve led product strategy, platform development, team building, go-to-market testing, pricing, partnerships, and early-stage growth.
I’m most energized by taking an ambiguous problem, getting close to customers, testing assumptions quickly, and turning ideas into products people actually use. I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way, but those lessons have become valuable pattern recognition for what to do differently the next time around.
Outside of work, I enjoy salsa dancing, traveling, and helping other founders and builders bring ideas to life.