I was born in Germany, grew up in the beautiful state of Vermont, and came to Canada via McGill University in Montreal. For many years, I worked in a corporate setting in commercial real estate in Toronto. However, I am most proud of being a mother to four talented daughters. While raising my family, in the late 1990’s I started an interior design business helping clients with articulating space in older homes. My work has appeared in Canadian design magazines such as House and Home and Style at Home.

I am the founder of South Pond Farms, a culinary destination and events venue that I operated for 12 years. What started as a food delivery business eventually became a farm based event venue hosting many weddings, farm-to-table events and workshops every year. Additionally I developed a home and kitchen product line inspired by the farm and an on-site farm stay. I hosted the television series Taste of the Country formerly on Netflix where I could share South Pond Farms on a global scale. South Pond Farms became a tourism destination, and was the recipient of many awards for agritourism innovations. I am an author of the South Pond book series and I have a proven track record of developing a successful and creative business from the ground up. learn more about South Pond Farms

During the years operating South Pond I learned so much about starting and running an events business and all the other initiatives we started on the farm. I began to receive questions from people looking to start similar businesses, so in 2018 I launched an in person master class helping others find their dreams running their own business.