My professional path has been multifaceted. I have advanced from the foundation of product development for kitchen and bath consumer products into a holistic business approach for globally focused industries wanting to innovate. I began my career in The Netherlands designing kitchen appliances and returned to Europe to design products in Stuttgart Germany after serving as lecturer of visual communications at Singapore’s Temasek Polytechnic. Later in my career, I gained valuable hands-on retail experience as a manager within Lowe’s Home Improvement’s Global Sourcing – Trend & Design department. This journey led me to the role of VP Product Development & Marketing for a global BBQ grill manufacturer, servicing mass retail channels.My sourcing and product development experience instilled in me the confidence to become an entrepreneur. Following a successful “Kickstarter” campaign, I founded an innovative bakeware company which I later successfully sold.