Biography
It is the summer of 2022, and I am beginning my journey at Brand Fuel. To cover the basics, I was born and raised in New Jersey and attended college in Maryland. After acquiring my college degree, as well as an Old Bay addiction, I headed back to the Garden State to figure out my life. I accepted a job in the promotional industry way back in 2002 and totally got sucked in. The quoting, sourcing and endless variety of products fueled me every day. I now have 20 years of experience as I join the Brand Fuel team and start another chapter in my life.
When I am not in work mode, you will find me running, going to concerts, kayaking, hiking and attempting to bake. I have a silly Boston Terrier, Watson, who is my sidekick at all times. I appreciate classic Corvettes, campfire s’mores and shark movies.
Causes I Support: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research and any rescue organization that helps animals.
Favorite Sports Teams: Tarheel basketball and Packers football
Pet Peeves: Drivers that don’t use blinkers, littering and loud talkers.
Favorite Quote: “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” and “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Favorite Promotional Product and Why: An old school Koozie and a Sharpie. You have to keep your drink cold, and one can never have too many Sharpies.
Childhood Hero: My Dad
Favorite Bands: Dave Matthews Band, Delta Spirit, Bon Iver, Joe Purdy, Shakey Graves, Johnny Cash, Josh Groban, Willie Nelson, Beastie Boys, Frank Sinatra, Pink, Chris Stapleton, Sia, Jason Aldean, Otis Redding, O.A.R., Chris Cornell, Stevie Nicks, Alice Smith and thousands more.
Awards: Nothing official but in September of 2020, I held a 5-minute plank.
What I want to be when I grow up: A gymnast
Favorite Book: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Favorite Artist: Georges Seurat- because of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. I WILL see the original in Chicago one day…
Favorite Song: Simply impossible to answer.
Favorite Place to Travel: Whether it’s the mountains or the beach, hot or cold- I want to see it all.
My Superpower: Invisibility and finding typos.
Favorite Condiment: BBQ sauce
Dinner Guest Choice (dead or alive): Jimmy Stewart
Celebrity Crush: Bradley Cooper
Favorite B Corps: Patagonia, Love Bottle, Bombas, Bigelow, Athleta