Enterprise Adoption and the Human Nervous System
Work should be a place where people feel alive, connected, and capable of their best. These days, my work sits at the intersection of mindfulness, sound-based practices, and change—helping people and organizations move through disruption without burning out the humans at the center of it.
I’m a longtime meditation practitioner whose path has been shaped by dedicated study and personal practice. My work is informed by training such as The Power of Awareness with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, and by my acceptance into the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) with the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. I also hold a TESOL certificate from Arizona State University that reflects my love of language and adult learning.
More and more of my time is devoted to mindfulness and sound-based practices for real humans: seniors, caregivers, adults navigating health anxiety, and communities carrying a great deal of invisible stress. Through guided meditation, gentle sound-based experiences with the highly accomplished Jason Coile, and simple grounding practices, I offer spaces where people can breathe, listen, and reconnect with themselves—whether that’s in a senior living community, a hospital setting, a church, or a small group online.
Before this, I spent decades inside large organizations working on design, innovation, and transformation. I’ve led efforts that launched award‑winning products, improved time‑to‑market, and scaled capability across global teams. That work taught me a lot about the Culture Scaling Gap—the widening space between stated values and lived experience as organizations grow—and about what happens inside people as systems change around them: their nervous systems, their inner stories, and the quiet ways stress gets stored in the body.
Artificial intelligence is the newest test of this principle. Since 2022, I’ve immersed myself in AI, exploring generative tools to expand creativity, accelerate process, and reimagine how humans and technology collaborate. I still partner with teams on practical, human‑centered AI workshops and adoption when it serves the work, focusing on simple workflows, clear norms, and closing the Culture Scaling Gap so new tools reinforce rather than erode their values.
I serve on the Advisory Board of the Design Management Institute (dmi.org) and am a regular public speaker, with talks at SXSW, Next Gen CX/Innovate CX, IXDA, JPL/NASA, and multiple DMI Global Leadership and New Voices conferences.
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