…of doing everything "right" and still wondering if this is all there is. Early in my consulting career, I'd sit on the M train wondering what would happen if I just never got off. Despite checking all the boxes—good grades, Ivy League college, well-paying job—I felt completely disconnected from work that kept me glued to spreadsheets all day. Coming from an immigrant family, I had been programmed to succeed and achieve, but I had zero training in figuring out what I actually wanted or how to move past fear to pursue it.

Everything changed when I started listening to my internal compass instead of following externally expected milestones. My career became far less straightforward from those early "supposed to" years, but wonderfully messy, alive, and purposeful. From executive compensation consulting to HR to product marketing to leadership development, each move was guided by what felt deeply true. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense when I look back and see how each experience led me exactly where I needed to be.

Now I help high-achieving professionals break free from the "supposed to" trap and design careers that light them up—whether that's advancing authentically in their current field, pivoting to another path, or creating something entirely new.