My unconventional upbringing was just the start of a journey through places.

I completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, and promptly flew to Melbourne to experience somewhere different for a year — there, I worked in sales for one of Australia’s leading film distributors.

When I returned to Vancouver, I began a career in real estate investment. I spent years supporting one of Canada’s top brokers, marketing iconic national properties, including retail and hotel portfolios, that totaled billions of dollars in sales. 

On the side, I co-created a “secret” blog, Tales from a Bar Stool, about bars and the people we met there. We grew a large, dedicated following through strategic media relations, brand partnerships, and social media planning. My writing career expanded to include lifestyle and travel assignments for various digital and print media — I traveled to and wrote about Norway, Prague, Paris, Los Angeles, and Guatemala. In 2012, I was named one of the National Post’s Vancouver “Worthy 30”.

Restless with curiosity and creativity, I left my corporate career to shape a freelance one as a brand strategist and copywriter. This also gave me more freedom to travel, to discover more places. Today, I partner with brands and creative agencies as Studio Telltale.

I’ve also written screenplays and self-published a story series. My short film script, THE ONLY ONE, was a finalist in Soho House’s Script House competition in 2018. And my feature screenplay, LUNA, has placed in several competitions.

I currently sit on Soho House’s Cities Without Houses Vancouver committee, working to shape and nurture our local creative community.