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Strategic Partnerships Builder. Entrepreneurial Leader. Global Education Champion. Inspirer.
About Me
As a professional, I'd describe myself as a Strategic Partnerships Builder. Entrepreneurial Leader. Global Education Champion, & Inspirer.
I'm a Strategic Partnerships Builder. A super connector. Serial networker. And dot-connector. I help organizations grow their network through building strategic partnerships and authentic relationships with communities, businesses and organizations. Partnerships are the key to organizational success. This can impact your bottom line by bringing in more revenue, while providing more opportunities for the people your organization or business serves. "If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together." This is a philosophy I live by which guides my work in this area.
I also consider myself an Entrepreneurial Leader, because I'm passionate about driving grassroots innovation that will have longstanding impact within organizations; I'm both a visionary and executor- so I thrive in environments where I have creativity and autonomy to develop a strategic vision from the ground-up, map out how to realize that vision, then role up my sleeves and execute that vision with other talented individuals. I'd like to call myself an aspiring entrepreneur, too, but that's a story for another day!
Global Education Champion: I've spent half of my career living abroad as an Educator and Program Manager in China, South Africa, Taiwan, and Belize. I consider myself as an integral part of our global community, and I'm passionate about creating educational programs through a global, 21st century lens. In any role or organization, leaders need to have in-depth knowledge of our global economy and diverse communities, as this will always impact the work we do on a day-to-day, especially in the Education sector.
And, lastly (but certainly not least!) I'm an Inspirer- because- well, I've been told that my energy is infectious. More importantly, my warm personality, authenticity, empathy and genuine love for people lends me to motivate others to accomplish their goals. I take pride in cultivating diverse, high- performing teams, where people can show up their full selves and drive impact utilizing their unique talents.
My Impact at a Glance
$12M+
I've developed and managed over a total of $12M in educational products for a number of EdTech, higher education, non-profit and for-profit educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
200+
I've built and managed over 200 strategic educational partnerships with companies like Microsoft, Thermo-Fisher, Ernst & Young, Education First and more.
1000s
I've impacted over 1000 students, education leaders and educators through spearheading, managing and scaling educational programs all over the world.
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I've lived and worked in four countries, China, Belize, Taiwan and South Africa
throughout my time as an educator and education partnerships strategist. My global worldview influences my work as a 21st Century leader.
My leadership philosophy
The leaders of tomorrow operate with authenticity, while using their gifts and talents to create meaningful impact in companies and organizations. They have a strong moral compass, and a clear sense of self. They are aligned with their life's purpose. They motivate, influence and uplift others whether it's their peers or the team they lead. And most importantly, they're using their expertise to roll up their sleeves and get the job done. This is the leadership philosophy I subscribe to.
