My Story

My dream, when I graduated college, was to help children realize their potential—so I became an educator.

One day I got a desperate call for tutoring. What began as a response to a student's urgent need for help evolved into me founding my own tutoring business, Nurturing Wisdom Tutoring, and growing it to over 200 tutors. As I grew Nurturing Wisdom, I built a team to run the day to day, and I also helped open two schools, one in Chicago and one in San Francisco.

After giving birth to my second child, I was personally ready for a new challenge but I needed time away from the tutoring business to figure out what I wanted to do. When I stepped away, it allowed for our leadership team to step up, and I realized that the business could succeed without me. I decided to sell the company to members of our leadership team, who have done a wonderful job leading and I loved seeing them fully step into their new identity as business owners. 

Building and selling Nurturing Wisdom gave me the time, resources, and confidence to start my own school. I opened Mission Montessori, San Francisco’s first Montessori elementary school. Building Mission was a labor of love, and I grew it to a team of sixty educators serving 230 students with a waitlist of 500+ eager families. 

Once again, I built a leadership team and put them in charge, and the school continued to flourish. After moving to Austin, TX with my family, I realized it was time for me to find a new owner for Mission Montessori.

When the sale was completed, I took some much needed time off to reflect and enjoy quality time with my two boys. I realized that the thing that kept speaking to me was my love for nurturing potential in others, especially leaders, so I launched Empowered Leadership. I love helping others experience more joy and success in their role as leaders (with less stress!).

I look forward to meeting you and helping you reach your potential!