I have a disciplined passion for building things, usually unconventionally by sticking to my belief that we should figure out what works instead of repeating what is considered conventional. Consistently at the forefront of business and systems innovation, I have been recognized internationally as a leader in technology innovation and locally for business leadership. A PhD biogeochemist by training, I graduated to an economy with few jobs and too many graduates. To create a job for myself and other scientists and engineers, I started my first company in 2010. Without formal business training, I took a unique approach of viewing business systems as biological organisms - living, evolving, growing, and competing. Based on this unconventional strategic approach, several international biotechnology firsts have arisen, especially in mining and mineral sectors, as well as new approaches to business sustainability. A few examples of acknowledgements that have been bade to my accomplishments in technology development and business include: 2022 Business of the Year (ABEX Saskatchewan), 2022 Growth and Expansion award (ABEX Saskatchewan), and named as Canada’s 2021 Eco Impact Winner (Eco Canada). In the past I have been named by Profit Magazine as one of Canada’s future entrepreneurial leaders, to Chatelaine’s W100 Women Entrepreneurs, and the University of Saskatchewan College of Arts of Science Alumni of Influence. I was also the youngest person appointed as an advisor to Canada’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Council, advising Canada’s Minister of Industry. My former company (Contango Strategies) was purchased by a publicly traded company in 2018 and now I am tackling new business sustainability, environmental and technical challenges with Maven Water & Environment, a high growth enviro-tech company, founded in 2019 in Saskatoon.