Business Consulting & Strategy
Business has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Long before social media, interviews, or content creation, I spent more than 30 years working in financial aid and higher education, helping students and families navigate systems that often felt overwhelming and confusing. That experience taught me how to solve problems, manage complicated situations, communicate with people from all walks of life, and figure things out even when resources were limited.
Over the years, that mindset carried into entrepreneurship. I’ve never been someone who could stay in one lane for very long. I’m naturally curious, creative, and always thinking about ideas, solutions, opportunities, and ways to build something useful. Some people are comfortable doing the same thing forever. I’ve always been wired differently.
I’ve launched businesses in consulting, education, public relations, nonprofit support, media management, and AI consulting. I’ve sold products, organized events, built online platforms, helped schools and organizations pursue funding, and worked behind the scenes helping people turn ideas into something structured and sustainable. Some projects grew bigger than I expected. Some taught hard lessons. All of them taught me something valuable.
A few years ago, I went through one of the hardest business seasons of my life and had to close my company. For many people, that would have been the end of the story. For me, it became another chapter. Rebuilding after loss changes the way you think. It forces you to become more resourceful, more honest with yourself, and more intentional about what you want to create moving forward.
That rebuilding process is part of what led to the growth of The ECS Firm and the work I’m doing now. Today, my business interests continue to evolve and expand. I work with businesses, nonprofits, schools, entrepreneurs, and organizations in areas connected to strategy, consulting, branding, grant development, business formation, organizational growth, and creative problem-solving. I also understand what it feels like to start over, pivot, take risks, recover from setbacks, and build again from the ground up.
One thing I’ve learned is that business rarely follows a straight line. Sometimes you take a risk and it works beautifully. Sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes you outgrow what you once thought you wanted. Sometimes life forces you to rebuild completely. I no longer see rebuilding as failure. I see it as part of growth.
I’m still learning, still creating, still exploring new ideas, and still helping other people do the same.
To learn more about my consulting work and business services, visit The ECS Firm.