The Friendly Founder

I grew up in the north end of Toronto, have 2 older brothers and my parents were happily married for 46 years (puke, right?!..wait for it…) School was never great for me. I puttered along; it wasn’t easy, the education or the social elements. I was around 13 when I first remember dealing with endless hopelessness and depression (the wonderful world of anxiety hit years later).

It wasn’t until my 20’s that I finally found some courage and started to take control. I found a solid group of girlfriends (which sadly didn’t last as long as I’d expected) and although I still struggled, I was happy (kinda happy, mostly happy). During those years I had worked a variety of interesting jobs. Everything from a wardrobe stylist to digital marketing account manager to wholesale custom kitchen sales. I lived abroad for awhile, fell in love a few times and got burned, I called it “ill timed perfection”, poetic right?! Despite the falls, again and again, I keep getting back up and trying my best to figure it out, new job, new friends, new workout, new routine...so here I am, a little smarter, a little wiser but still me; the good, the bad, and the ugly.