Warrior 4 Possibility. Spartan FANatic. Breast Cancer Ninja. Jesus Freak. Empowering Everyday Heroes.

What my Linked In profile doesn't tell you

I'm an over-50, over-200-pound (for right now), straight-talking, result-producing mother of two wildly successful daughters and wife to Dougy-Fresh for over 30 years — and I have made it my life's mission to leave every business owner I touch better than I found them.business owner I touch better than I found them.

I believe ALL transformation starts by telling the truth — and I'm not afraid to plant my flag there first.

So let me dish some dirt on myself

I've been fat my whole life. Ten years ago I was pushing 400 pounds, struggling to find meaning and joy in a life that was killing me from the inside out. And here's the thing — NO ONE KNEW. I was an excellent faker. Happy and successful on the outside. Quietly drowning on the inside — fighting depression, a weak mindset, roaring imposter syndrome, and the kind of procrastination that swallows your dreams whole. Eight years after beating breast cancer, I hit one of the lowest points of my life.

My life story reads like an extreme Jerry Springer episode: childhood sexual abuse, divorced parents, a lifelong war with obesity and food addiction, losing one brother to an accidental heroin overdose — and years later, losing the other to suicide. I have known real, bone-deep loss. And I have pushed through every single bit of it with hope, passion, and a stubbornness that refuses to let any of those experiences write my story.

But in 2015? I was stopped cold.

It was time to face my biggest anchor — my weight. The battle I'd been waging for decades. This was my defining moment of being awake — the moment I had to stop "acting as if" and start telling the truth about my current reality. And the truth wasn't pretty. I was miserable. Every time I pretended I was fine with my "curves"? That was a lie — and that lack of integrity was bleeding into everything: my family, my friendships, my vitality and even MY BUSINESS. My energy and confidence waned and my profits began to fall.

Here's what I know to be true

We ALL have anchors that affect EVERYTHING we do. Yours probably isn't weight. Maybe it's money, relationships, confidence, procrastination, or a business that's eating you alive and leaving you empty. But none of us can cross the Opportunity Zone — that gap between where we are and the life we were made for — until we name the anchor, tell the truth about it, and do the work to cut its chain. And when we do? We soar toward possibility, purpose, and everything we were put here to create — toward living inspired instead of stuck. I've lost 150 pounds (so far) and I use the results. system I created, The Freedom Code^TM, to continue curating the business — and the life — I've dreamed of forever.

Why I'm the one to help you get there

Does it matter that I've coached thousands of entrepreneurs to build thriving businesses? That I have a college degree and over three decades of coaching experience? That I've dedicated my life to leadership, growth, and lighting people up?

Honestly? Not as much as this: I have LIVED it.

I know what it takes to get untethered from the places that feel like cement shoes — including the ones disguised as a seven-figure business. I know what the muck looks like from the inside — the overthinking, the perfectionism, the self-doubt you can't say out loud because you're supposed to be the one with the answers. I know the exact path out. I am not a coach who talks about transformation from the comfort of the shore. I have swum those waters. I know the current. That's how I help you achieve more than you thought you had in you — in your leadership, your team, and your life outside the P&L.

You were put on this earth for a PURPOSE, and your business was meant to be the vehicle for it — not the cage. I am here to help you discover that purpose, define it, and make it REAL in the world. It takes more courage to fail than to succeed — and the road ahead is paved with beautiful, necessary mistakes.

Wherever you are stuck, I've got the solution. And I am committed — fiercely, unapologetically committed — to helping you become The Igniter you were always meant to be: the hero of your own story, building the best version of yourself, your leadership, and your business — and along the way, amazing yourself.

Let's go.