As CEO, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of Live Happy LLC, I am responsible for the management and development of the Live Happy business and creative operations. I joined the Live Happy team with more than nine years of experience leading and growing successful startups in the publishing industry and 20-plus years of management experience in a variety of fast-moving organizations.I was the founding Editor in Chief of the current version of SUCCESS magazine (2008-2011). Also, as SVP of Publishing, in 2005 she successfully launched a thriving custom publishing business with several newsstand titles. I have also led the development of several multi-language titles, including placement on newsstands in Korea, Japan and countries in Europe.I have a B.A. in English from Texas Tech University and an MBA from the University of Dallas. My most significant asset is my expertise in starting and developing business initiatives. In prior roles, I have successfully led groups with responsibilities ranging from IT to Marketing to Product Development.What brings me the most happiness in the world is spending time in the great outdoors with my family and dogs. My greatest source of joy and wonder is watching my three children learn, experience life and ask questions without filter.- Experienced, innovative Senior Executive with demonstrated accomplishments in developing and leading strategies to drive growth and increase profits, managing large budgets for maximumreturn and building top-performing cross-functional teams.- Proven expertise in marketing plan creation and implementation, market analysis, project management, branding and new product development. - Results driven, hands-on team leader with customer-focused attitude that consistently delivers high quality results on time, within budget and thrives in dynamic, challenging work environments.