"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive." Howard ThurmanTo come alive for me, professionally, is to dedicate 16 years of my heart and mind to marketing leadership. To creatively and strategically innovate within serving billion dollar brands such as Procter and Gamble, Visa and Otter Products. To work within both an agency and brand capacity, learning from the brightest of minds. To obsess over consumer behavior, prioritizing the path to people and immersing myself into intelligent insights. To maximize trends that influence brand sentiment and business growth. To gracefully give to my team and peers while growing within servant leadership, collaboration, consumer acquisition strategies, omni-channel consumer marketing, branding and creative ideation. To explore opportunities beyond that of my own comfort.To come alive, as I've flourished into the person I am today, is to serve and advocate, to explore my local and global community. To volunteer in an Emergency Room referred to as the gun and knife club, supporting patients in their most vulnerable state. To travel the globe, providing food to moms and babies living with AIDS in a South African squatter camp. To hold infants in Haiti who are malnourished or who lost parents in the earthquake. To dance with young girls in Cambodia, bringing them joy and light as they recover from years of trauma being trafficked. To raise three children, each a priceless gift. To explore the brilliance and beauty of this life that was meant to be lived with purpose and passion.To come alive, during times of change and transition, similar to living through a pandemic, racial injustice, wildfires, blizzards, grocery store shootings and an election, is to breathe. To emit hope. To seek inspiration in unexpected places. To learn in untraditional spaces. To innovate within creativity. To tell those on your team, "you can do this and I believe in you". To believe in yourself. To see light and feel warmth. To reinvent yourself yet know that you are enough. To be kind and be brave. To seek stillness and practice self care. To get outside, move your body, find gratitude for good health. To make sure you're ok. To check on your neighbors. To teach your children. To inhale, exhale and repeat.To come alive, as a dreamer, is to have hope for the future. A future where I can as a woman, mother and a professional, add value, disrupt convention, challenge mediocrity, make a difference, mentor, grow, learn and listen.