n 2000, I was busy working as a US Marketing Manager for a worldwide technology company and would have never imagined that I would soon segue into the creative world of Interior Design. As fate would have it, a year later I was asked to create a business and marketing plan for a small interior design and upholstery shop that was up for sale by lifelong owners. After doing that industry research and observing the talented craftsmen and designers on site, I knew there was a natural transition from one visual sales field to the next. Luckily, I was hired the business's new Design & Marketing Coordinator and chose to stay in the design field full time. Since then, I have managed several design firms and their teams of designers; learning from a wide range of talents and backgrounds. With my sleeves rolled up, I dug into this field and have flowed through many different facets of design work, even creating original, custom pieces of furniture for clients that were later adopted by furniture manufacturers for future sale. I have no regrets about my origins in marketing and still lean on those vital business skills today. Interior Design demands that both sides of the brain be active... and most importantly, it requires a creative, open heart.