Top 40 Under 40 - Class of 2022Since 2005, I’ve been a professional writer, designer and creator, ​starting off in traditional media and then moving into the real estate ​industry. I got the marketing bug during my early years in real ​estate, and my yearn for creative freedom eventually brought me ​to starting my own marketing and creative agency in 2011. For 10 ​years, I worked with over 120 companies on everything from design ​and branding to social media and marketing strategy. During that ​time, I worked in industries from real estate to hospitality, non-profit ​to wellness and so many things between! In 2017, I was given the ​opportunity to join one of my clients full-time in the budding​ cannabis industry which was about to legalize in Canada. From ​2017 to 2024, I worked in both the medical and recreational ​cannabis industries, working in marketing, merchandising and part ​of the executive team that managed a peak of 41 retail locations ​and 242 employees. I helped lead us to many industry-firsts and ​gained a lifetime of experience.In addition to all of this, I developed a Cannabis Retail Marketing course for Mount Royal University, ​which I also taught for three years. When I’m not working, I am the board chair, podcast host and ​therapeutic group facilitator at a charity that supports trauma survivors.