The human experience is made up of multiple parts. This keeps us safe and also makes life a little complicated, right?

I'm mixed race—with an African American dad, who grew up in the segregated South and an Irish American mother, from upstate New York.

I know more than most the impact of holding multiple perspectives, intentions and desires, all at the very same time.

I spent years secretly wanting to be a performer. On the outside I was studying a degree in Applied Mathematics and working in logistics at a massive corporation.  On the inside, life was crushing me.

One day, I walked out of my “safe” job and I began singing in cafes and bars, for tips. Everyone thought I was crazy... (Like many African Americans, my dad sees education as the sure path to success. “You don't walk away from a good job...” I told him I wasn't happy. He said, 'What's happiness have to do with anything?!'

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A decade later, I've released 3 albums. I've performed in over a dozen countries. I've won the Producers Award at The Hollywood Fringe Festival, for my one person show. I'm a member of The Association of Transformational Leaders, founded by Jack Canfield. And I've even sung for Quincy Jones, at his lifetime achievement award.

I'm a transformational entertainer. I'm an award-winning jazz singer and a playwright. I'm a diversity consultant. I'm a leadership coach with a Master's degree in Spiritual Psychology. And I'm a mother, raising two young boys and two young businesses.