Awakening Business Solutions was birthed after I returned to USA from New Zealand in 2004. My intention was to develop a business that would help business owners and professionals learn skills to break through current limitations and gain tools to overcome obstacles to empowerment.

After my first degree in Fine Arts, I ran a pottery business for seven years. I knew nothing about business, and like many artists I was following a passion without the business skills. This was my first awareness of how passion and stratgey need to work together.

I received a masters degree in counseling and in 1984 I became a family therapist and psychotherapist. While in New Zealand I began to work in the field  of professional development working with organizations, non-profits, and corporations, translating all I learned from working with families into the business model.

When I immigrated to New Zealand in 1993 with my husband and son, we ended up staying for twelve years. While in New Zealand I started a publishing company and self published two books. I lived in an intentional community, helped organize week long women's gatherings and began facilitating team building and leadership training seminars for businesses. I began developing processes and programs for these seminars and events.

I have had many wonderful mentors who have helped me to be where I am today. To name a few,Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Mark Victor Hansen and,T. Harv Ecker. Lastly is Jean Houston who inspired me to see that the older one gets the more energy comes with it.

I now live in Portland, Oregon with my husband, Wayne.

Our plan is to eventually be in New Zealand for part of each year.