My Story
From Boardrooms
to Baristas
I grew up in New York, a city that runs on coffee, grit, and the kind of energy that never really leaves you. From scooping ice cream as a teenager, to corporate customer success & community, and eventually leaving it all behind to manage local cafes, every experience I had shaped the way I think about hospitality.
After a decade climbing the corporate ladder, I realized something was missing. The meetings, the spreadsheets, the performance reviews. None of it gave me what I was really after. What I wanted was to build something with my hands. Something meaningful. Something that brought people together in a way that actually mattered.
"People are craving in-person moments. I want to be the one who creates them."
So I packed up my New York energy and headed to the West Coast. First to Seattle, then settled in California where I founded Westward Coffee Co. with a clear purpose: show up fully, serve something beautiful, and create the kind of warm, unhurried moment that people remember long after the last cup is poured.
Every event I serve is an invitation to slow down, show up, and be present with the people around you. When guests feel that, they want to keep creating it. And that's exactly why I do this, one cup at a time.