About WAY BEYOND ORDINARY

I was 8 years old when I hosted my first event. A backyard Muscular Dystrophy Carnival fundraiser. I ordered my kit and started gathering the neighborhood kids to help and to attend. I set up game stations around my backyard and canvased the neighborhood with flyers to let everyone know that THIS was the place to be. It was my first, and certainly not my last experiential event.

By high school I was organizing girl’s outings, class parties (some of which I got in big trouble for) and other fundraising events.

In my college sorority, I held the office of Social Chair – planning parties and philanthropic events. And of course, all of my friend’s bachelorette parties, showers and baby showers along the way.

My college internship led me back to the Muscular Dystrophy Association where I co-created a community event to kick-off the annual Bike-A-Thon fundraiser. We brought together city leaders, local celebrities and local radio for tricycle races on a track running through a popular bar. The event brought attention to the Bike-A-Thon and the start of the fundraising drive.

During my junior year of high school one of my best friends said to me as we were preparing for a party at her house, “I think you should be a party planner, it’s your calling.” Little did I know, a few years later that’s exactly what I would be doing and getting paid for it.

My career in training and development has led me to designing not only world class educational programs and events but also the celebrations and parties that come along with planning national conferences, awards programs and training sessions.

I have organized and choreographed a flash mob. Facilitated experiential leadership programs with blindfolded CEOs. Trained service company dispatchers inside the body of a DC10 aircraft. Hosted improvisational storytelling on the beach. Conceived and launched a women’s expo. I’ve designed curriculum for dozens of training programs for industries as varied as a retail diamond company and plumbing businesses.

And still, 50 years after that first event my passion remains for creating experiences that change lives and businesses.

My personal brand promise: Never satisfied with ordinary.

After nearly 2 decades of creating both live and virtual trainings and events for corporations and associations I made a difficult decision. I left a job I loved, working with people I loved to start my own business. I had accomplished so much and had done what I had come to do. It was time to get back to my true passion,  leaders and event hosts in a way that is authentic to me. Truth, I no longer wanted to serve the agenda of others, but rather my own personal mission that had been carrying with me since my high school days.

I work with learning and development teams and organization who want help creating high value, high engagement live virtual events. I use my 30+ years of instructional design experience along with a lifetime of creating highly transformational experiences to guide others in their own creation.  My clients have great knowledge and expertise to share with the world. They want to deliver amazing events. And they are overwhelmed and ready for some help in making it happen. That’s where I come in.

When I think back to that first Muscular Dystrophy carnival, I can see that girl. She was a little bossy. She knew what she wanted the kids to experience and how important the gathering was. It had to be perfect. She hasn’t changed all that much. She just has a few more tools and a lot more wisdom.

When you work with me you will:

•     Accomplish more in less time.
•     Have an experienced partner to help you navigate.
•     Bring more value to your audience.
•     Stand out by delivering a memorable experience.