What are some honest, unfiltered things about you?

I love breaking apart problems. The bigger the challenge and more impossible it seems, the more intrigued I am by the process. I read Alice & Wonderland when I was 14. Since that time, I still write 6 impossible things down in my journal before breakfast.

I fight for the underdog. I’m quick to stand up for people who are being bullied or treated unfairly.

I’m super loyal and expect the same in return. That loyalty runs deep with me. It can be a downfall too though. Not everyone feels this strongly about loyalty. When it’s not reciprocated, I can be irrational.

I don’t think you have to be an a**hole to be assertive, confident or a leader. I don’t work well with these personalities. They bring out the worst qualities in me. I become aggressive, and tend to run over them quickly. I never feel great afterwards, and it never helps anyone or anything.

My schedule includes nightly family dinners, twice a week date nights with my husband and surfing by myself. I do everything I can to make sure I don’t miss these.

What drives you nuts?

• Sending me an urgent email instead of calling me.
• People who show up unprepared and didn’t do their homework.
• Individuals who are on their phones during group meetings. I think it’s super disrespectful.
• Wasting time instead of spending it. It’s limited, and once it’s gone - it’s gone.
• Not writing things down, then coming back to ask me to repeat what we talked about.
• Giving me a problem to help you solve that you haven’t yet attempted to think through. I have a rule - unless you have at least 3 ways to try to solve it, I can’t possibly help you figure out which is the best approach.
• Showing up late to meetings with me.