About Me

My roots are South Carolina, but I have New Orleans in my veins. Currently raising two teen boys in Lausanne, Switzerland, America is always in my heart.

After college graduation, I began my professional slalom water-skiing career. I was a multiple World Cup Title Champion, ranked "World Number One" multiple times, and accumulated 13 Professional Titles during a career that spanned 10 years.

 YOGA & WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

Yoga practice mended my body when retirement from skiing began with the birth of my first son, Nash. At this time, I practiced and studied under the tutelage of many incredible yoga teachers, but eventually shifted to launching my own online yoga teaching platform website called "Gather: A Yoga Collective" when my second son, Ford, was born. I spent 7 years developing the website, recruiting yoga teachers, and teaching them how to get visible in the early online space from 2012-2019. This is where my initial passion for coaching highly skilled, professional people who did not realize their own potential began.

WINE BACKSTORY

A move out West to Colorado began my deep-dive into wine expertise. I became a Level 1 Sommelier, and obtained a title through Wine Scholar Guild of Master-Level Loire Valley. This was a monumental accomplishment, but also fueled the fire that was my slippery relationship with alcohol. 

Like many people, COVID was the perfect recipe for abusing the alcohol. What was once a few glasses a week with benders on the weekend became heavy consumption (at least a bottle a day) and STILL the benders. 

ROCK BOTTOM

After a rock bottom that physically brought me to my knees, I decided in 2020 to stop drinking entirely. For 9 months, I could sustain abstinence. It was our family's relocation back to the vineyards of Switzerland that led to what I considered then to be my first relapse. 

FREEDOM FROM ALCOHOL

For five years, I have grappled with moderation. I always felt like it would be possible for me, but now that I have a full year of complete sobriety, I know is not the case. What I have discovered is beyond my wildest imaginings. Freedom from alcohol gave me my life back. But it also led me to the realization that this freedom is something I want to share with other people who are tied to the limiting shackles that are alcohol addiction.