Enneagram: Type 8

10 years into my career in Healthcare as licensed & registered Dietitian, I became a Mom of twins.  The plan had always been for me to be a stay-at-home-mom and enjoy part-time work and hobbies.  Well, turns out that didn’t work for me.  I thrive when I balance that mom role with a career that challenges my critical thinking skills and allows me to have frequent, meaningful adult human interactions to solve real world problems and impact a mission I care about.

So, I was offered a flexible operations role within a growing franchise brand leading operations and people-centered administration for a multi-unit franchisee.  Small Business Owners have to wear about 13 hats per day, and I was given about 9 hats to wear, including hiring, payroll, training coordination, HR, operational consistency, and employee recognition. 

A few years later, I got my first taste of the tech world working in operations for a company that creates and moderates digital C-Suite communities for Fortune500 executives.  That was just less than a year, but felt like the experience of 5 years in one. 

Then, CareerPlug and I found each other in 2017.  Clint Smith was a tech Founder with an incredible Vision/Dream who was at $4M ARR with 40 employees, growing rapidly, and desperately needed to stand up some operational infrastructure.  He saw my potential and I earned my way to the President role when we reached about 60 employees.  I have found my calling as an Operational Leader in tech, and more specifically, People-Operations technology that supports the SMB market. I believe small business is the heart and fabric of the US and hitching myself to the Mission/Vision/Values of CareerPlug has been an incredible nearly 8 years and continues to be where my heart beats strong.  We are 4 years into operating using EOS and it’s been such a journey of learning and refining.  As Integrator, I see my role as doing whatever it takes to see this organization to the realization of it’s current 3-Year Vision, ending Summer of 2026.