I spent most of my 20s exploring and working in corporate office jobs. I supported CEOs in an administrative capacity, planned and led company-wide events, dabbled in the realm of business operations, furiously studied change management, and became obsessed with internal communications, only to reach the same conclusions time and time again:

• We spend a lot of our precious time at work, so even if you don't love your job, you should (hopefully) enjoy the time you spend at work
• We hide many parts of our creative, brilliant selves in structured work systems to maintain the status quo
• The way you feel at work can impact how you feel at home, no matter how solid your boundaries are

I've also lost three grandparents who were in their early to mid-60s.

These monumental losses led me to a powerful realization: retirement might never come, so we can't "wait" until retirement to live the life we always dreamed of.

I'm on a mission to help improve the 8+ hours a day we spend at work so we can enjoy our one precious life without waiting for retirement. For me, "not waiting" looks like:

• Creating workplace cultures that foster opportunities for growth, autonomy, and finding the sweet spot between work and play
• Supporting the "workplace revolutionizers," including communicators, change management pros, project managers, and people-focused teams
• Leveraging (and sharing) time management and productivity techniques to work less, not more (Got your work done in four hours instead of eight? Be free!)
• Not giving our best selves to our workplaces 100% of the time so our loved ones and friends get to enjoy our presence and attention, too
• Recognizing that there will always be more work to do, but time is a finite resource

What lights me up is serving businesses, brands, and people who feel the same way.