The most powerful room in any building is the one filled with the right people.

I did not follow a traditional event path. I started my career in investment management, tracking trends, and making recommendations. It was precise, analytical work. I studied to become a financial analyst. I met clients, sat through strategy discussions, and scheduled deal-making dinners. At the time, I had no idea another path would emerge.

I went from monitoring performance of multi-million dollar investment portfolios to managing multi-million dollar event budgets, curating program content and executing end-to-end event experiences.

Over 20 years in, I’ve learned to lean into hospitality as a strategy. When an organization convenes well — when the content is sharp, the experience is intentional, and the logistics are invisible — it builds something money can't buy: trust, community, and momentum.