Most product managers focus on shipping features and managing backlogs.
I focus on the human moment
inside every product.
Mantra 01
"Just say the thing."
Be direct and clear with users. Don't hide the message behind clever UX. Say what you mean, where they need to hear it.
Mantra 02
"Give me enough to not have to click."
Screens should be informative and scannable. Stop engineering click traps. Respect the user's time and they'll reward you with trust.
Product Development as Live Production
Every great product follows the same arc as a great show. Pre-production meetings and planning. Dress rehearsals and previews for your core team, your stakeholders, a select audience. The premiere. The reviews and director's notes — folded back into the next iteration. And then taking the whole thing on the road.
Product development is just as creative as performance — even if business types don't always see it that way. Improvising, pivoting, discarding and recycling components: that's not failure. That's how you build something worth watching.
A little something about me
Before product management, I was a professional dancer in Los Angeles — six months in Tokyo, stadium tours through Latin America, live TV, film. I've worked with genuinely global teams across cultures and time zones.
What I know from that world: the teams that succeed aren't just the most talented. They're the ones where people show up with integrity, treat each other with respect, and find a way to enjoy the process. Those are the teams I want to be on — and the culture I work to build.
Off the clock, I've spent three years mentoring students at Minds Matter NYC — high-achieving kids from low-income families, preparing them for top universities. And back at Columbia, I was deep in student life — activities, organizations, the kind of campus involvement that taught me how communities actually work before I ever set foot in a product org.
"Ideation · Adaptability · Futuristic · Arranger · Communication — built for navigating ambiguity and delivering in the dynamic, high-stakes world of entertainment and live experience."