I spent 12 years at Microsoft as a Principal Design Research Manager, working across communication, time management, content consumption, and productivity.

Before that, healthcare and banking. Over 20 years in total, and more than 40,000 hours listening to customers across 19 countries.

Then I had what I like to call the "best midlife crisis ever." I quit a successful career to move to Paris and study French language and poetry.

Acknowledging the toxic effects of burnout led to new inspiration and healing. Not finding the company I wanted to work for next, I became an entrepreneur and founded Amplinate, a cross-cultural, international research and AI product strategy firm.

The rest of the time:

I live in Paris, France. I play piano, study languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, German), and celebrate my love for food, wine, and travel around the world.