My high school club soccer coach once described me as “a quick, adaptable learner." This kudos was particularly important to hear because I quite literally found myself on a club soccer team by accident when I was 14, when I had intended to sign up for a recreational team. However, within one season, my dad and I had a newfound love for the smell of a soccer field in the early morning and driving across Florida every weekend in his '95 Jeep Wrangler (top always down, of course). I was always working from behind on the soccer field, outpaced by girls who had double digits in years of experience compared to my two. However, I had a few things going for me on the pitch: my speed, tenacity, and making my teammates laugh, and I worked equally hard at all three. I didn't know it at the time, but the hours spent in one-on-one training and learning to balance varsity sports while working towards my AA degree in high school changed the trajectory of who I was and the idea I had of 'hard work'. Despite the years passed, the lessons stuck and became pillars of my personal philosophy. ​ Today, I’m still drawn to momentum, whether it’s picking up a new hobby, connecting with someone I’ve just met, or diving into a new challenge. I like to move, to learn, to figure things out as I go and get better every time I do.​ That mindset shapes how I work as a Brand Manager. My approach is rooted in collaboration and clarity. I believe the best brands thrive when business units stop operating in silos and start seeing themselves as co-dependent forces, where product, sales, leadership, and brand work together toward real, scalable growth, all backed by data.