Looking at the image to your right, you would never guess that I used to cry in my car before every shift.

I was working at the VA, making great money as a nurse, but I was absolutely miserable. I could see exactly where I'd be in 20 years—still stuck, still unfulfilled, still mourning the version of myself I knew I was meant to become.

One day, I made the scariest decision of my life: I quit. With no plan. No backup job. Just two kids depending on me and a voice inside saying, "If you don't move NOW, you'll be here forever."

That single terrifying decision changed everything.

It wasn't just one big leap—it was a series of small, scary decisions over the next seven years. Decisions to choose myself. To invest in my growth. To say "yes" when I wanted to say "I'm not ready yet."

And in April 2026, those small scary decisions led me here:

Standing on stage at the American Med Spa Association's Medical Spa Show—teaching over 2,000+ medical aesthetics professionals (medspa and wellness practice owners, injectors, and industry leaders) how to leverage AI into their practices.

Let that sink in: The Medical Spa Show is the largest and most prestigious conference in the $17+ billion medical aesthetics industry. Over 140 of the top brands in the industry were there. This is where the elite gather—the people shaping the future of an industry growing by over $1 billion per year.

And I wasn't there as an attendee. I was there as an INDUSTRY EXPERT.

But here's what matters most: I didn't get there because I was special. I got there because I made the decision to bet on myself—over and over again—even when it was terrifying.

Now I help nurses and nurse practitioners do the same. Because if I can go from crying in my car at the VA to speaking at the nation's premier Medspa conference in just 7 years, imagine what's possible for YOU when you finally decide to choose yourself.

The only difference between where you are now and where you want to be? The decision to take the first scary step.