I didn’t set out to be a compliance person.
I set out to figure out why smart organizations keep getting in their own way—and what to actually do about it.
How I got here
The person behind the practice
I spent my early career days feeling like I didn't belong. I had ideas, I could see what wasn't working, and I kept hitting walls. Most days ended with me packing up my multi-colored felt tip pens and generic office plants—and moving them to the next job.
I was always researching, always asking why, always looking for the actual root cause. The problem wasn't how I worked. It was that most environments weren't built for someone who could see that far ahead.
I built programs. First-ever compliance frameworks at an S&P 400 industrial corporation operating in 55+ countries. Global ethics programs for a FTSE 100 engineering firm. Behavior-based training that reached over 2 million people across nearly every continent.
I built systems when they needed to exist—and resisted building them when they didn't. The ones that stuck were the ones designed around how people actually work, not how a policy manual imagined they would.
After a stint in arts administration, I stumbled into ethics and compliance. And something clicked. Not because I loved rules—but because compliance, done right, is really just a specialized form of strategy and operations. It's about helping people do their jobs the right way, from the start.
I got to ask all the questions. I got to go deep before acting. Turns out, that's not a liability. That's the job.
Then I got a taste of startup life—and it changed everything. A forward-thinking culture gave me the space to finally understand how my brain works. I stopped trying to fit into roles that weren't built for me and started building roles that played to my strengths.
I paired up with a Visionary, stepped into the Integrator seat, and self-implemented EOS. I wasn't the chaos-chaser—I was the one who figured out which ideas were worth running with and built the structure to actually get there. Revolutionary ideas became operational reality. I ran the business, owned P&L, and helped scale a company from "we don't know how to buy Post-its" to a successful exit.
Eventually I realized the best use of how my brain works—seeing the big picture, the small details, and all the patterns in between—isn't inside one organization. It's sitting alongside many of them, at the moment when the problem is hardest.
I work with ideas and people, not blueprints and machinery. The output is always clarity—a structure, a plan, a program that someone can actually use.
That's what Expert Generalist is.
Many compliance programs look good on paper and change nothing in practice.
I built a career figuring out why—and how to fix it.
Two things I believe about compliance
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Compliance exists to prevent and detect misconduct—and to align the business with the rules, regulations, and laws it operates under.
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Compliance is about helping people do their jobs right from the start. Not catching them after the fact.
I step in early—when things are still messy. And I stay until clarity and momentum take hold.
Credentials
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MA, Applied & Professional Ethics
University of Leeds
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Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional
CCEP, Compliance Certification Board
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15+ years
Ethics, compliance, operations, and strategy
The stuff that doesn't fit on a résumé
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✨ Personality
DISC: DI "Dynamo"
Enneagram 8
ENTJ
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🧩 EOS
Integrator 99
Visionary 78
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🖐️ StrengthsFinder
Individualization
Relator
Strategic
Restorative
Achiever
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🙋♀️ Kolbe A
7-6-4-3
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⚡ Neurodivergent
Yes, it’s a feature, not a bug.
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📣 Strong Opinions
Pro: Oxford comma
Anti: Icebreakers
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💬 Most quoted quotable
“Don’t be a fool. Speak their language.”
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🐾 Dog person or cat person?
Yes
Still reading? You’re probably my kind of person.
Let's start with a virtual coffee. Bring your messiest problem. I'll bring curiosity, perspective, and a practical plan.