That's my co-worker/travel buddy, Stella. (She's the best.) Depending on the city, country, year, or season in which we met, you may know me as a screenwriter, producer, dance studio owner, music journalist, health coach, waitress, teacher, fitness instructor, wine brand ambassador, CEO Artist... the possibilities are endless.  

So what's my story?

Well, I was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey, which means I have a low tolerance for bullshit and a high tolerance for public transportation. I attended a performing arts high school for dance, and, 2 universities and 3 majors later, graduated with a degree in psychology. 

When I was 22 I opened my first business - a dance studio - just outside of Philadelphia, PA. It was rewarding and stressful and empowering and exhausting... but then five years later the crash of 2008 hit, and dance lessons fell under the "non-essential" category. So I decided to close up shop and pursue my other passion - writing - in New York City.  

My first year in NYC I developed a blog and resource site called NYC Art Scene, which served as a hub for creatives (musicians, artists, actors, photographers, etc.) looking to connect with new audiences and gain greater exposure to their work. As I met with, interviewed, and profiled these young artists, I realized there was a huge gap between knowing how to live a creative, artistic, fulfilling life... and how to make a living. Thus, CEO Artist was born, at first with just a handful of clients who needed assistance with the "business" side of their creative careers.  

But that writing itch was still dying to be scratched, and I scratched it till it bled. I wrote a book called DEFRIENDED. I joined an NYC Theatre Company, where I workshopped my first full-length play, CHASING SHADOWS. I produced two staged readings of CHASING SHADOWS, in both London and New York , and eventually adapted it into a web series called DUST: A FAIRYTALE, which I crowdfunded and produced independently. The following year, I was accepting into the MA Screenwriting Program at London Film School, and so I packed up my life and moved to the UK. 

CEO Artist also made its way over to London, when I was awarded the Graduate Entrepreneur Visa. I taught classes and workshops across the UK, covering things like pitching, networking, identifying your USP, time management, how to navigate the international market, building lasting connections, making your own work, breaking down cultural barriers, etc. I've been hired to teach and speak at Raindance Postgraduate, The Actors Centre, University of Warwick, The Cockpit Theatre, London Film School, Royal Holloway University, The Photography and Video Expo in Birmingham, International Moving Image Society, and have a collection of one-to-one and small business clients. 

My time overseas was priceless, and it changed my life for the better. It changed ME for the better. 

Now back in the US and based between New York and London, my writing portfolio includes feature films, TV pilots, documentaries, web series, plays, biographies, and branded content. My original TV pilot, FIT, was previously optioned by Can Can Productions in the UK, and I've produced several short films as well as an indie feature, DEMON, which premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in 2021.

In 2022, I dipped my toes back into international waters, living and working in Istanbul while writing a documentary on the ancient Persian poet, Nizami Ganjavi, featuring Eric Clapton. After returning to the US, I revisited my theatre roots, writing and performing a one woman show, UNPACKED, which premiered at the Camden Fringe Festival in London.

Up next? My original indie romcom, FEELS LIKE HOME, which is slated for production in 2026.

In addition to my work in film and theatre, I'm also an NBC-HWC Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, offering private and group coaching, and wellness workshops through my company 86 Degrees Coaching. My specialities lie in stress management/burnout, life & career pivots, and coaching creatives. I also work with the brilliant company, Mind~Set, the first mind and body wellness offering built specifically for the motion picture industry. 

In case you can't tell, I'm happiest when I'm traveling, connecting, learning, and creating. 

Of course, pursuing such an unpredictable (and often unstable) path has been challenging. There have been countless bumps, bruises, tears, and this-can't-be-happening moments along the way. Some have turned out positive. Many have not. 

But I've stood on a lot of mountaintops and watched a lot of sunsets trying to make sense of it, and all I know is this -  

LIFE IS MEANT TO BE AN ADVENTURE.