I spent years in direct sales when our 3 children were young because I wanted to stay at home and that business model gave me the flexibility to do so. I built multiple teams which helped me expand my leadership skills which helped me give effective support. I also had awesome mentors along the way that taught me so much about inspiring people and creating a culture of inclusion, fun and hard work.  My husband and I enjoyed several international trips that I earned as well as annual North American conventions, retreats and sales meetings.  Years of seminars, reading business, motivation and inspirational books gave me lots of material to test along the way.

I entered the corporate world in 2003 when I was 44.  I worked the next 15 years with the same company, learning, growing and developing an understanding about people and the correlation to gardening.  First stop was the accounting department, by 2008 I was promoted to  Sales Manager and in 2015 I was promoted to Operations Manager.  

I successfully led sales/operations teams that helped increase revenue but more importantly contributed to 15X growth in profit. These results were possible because I took time to understand each person well and encouraged open critical thinking which resulted in better solutions and procedural change. Corporate mergers and restructuring resulted in my position being eliminated and The People Gardener was born! 

My passion for creating a garden that is cohesive and inviting while still having pops of spectacular color, regal containers, bold foliage and delicate structures has translated beautifully to creating and building teams in the workplace. Utilizing the myriad of personalities, quirks, perspectives and abilities, people gardens can be stunning in their beauty, spontaneity and complexity!. Knowing your plant's needs is paramount to successfully creating a garden to be envied; knowing your employee’s needs is too.