1. Where were you born and raised; current city; family hobbies; past business highlights.
I was born in Vietnam and left at one year old. I grew up in New Zealand until I was twelve, then moved to Sydney where I finished university.
Most of my adult life was in London, where I met my husband and we had our three children. Nine years ago we relocated to Singapore for four and a half years, and we are now based in Dublin, where we have lived for the past four and a half years.
Travel has always been part of my life. I have visited nearly 70 countries, and my children have already been to over 35. At home, life is busy in the best and hardest ways. I have three teenagers, I am supporting two through major exams this year, and I am also caring for my mum who has dementia.
Outside of work and family, my happy places are tennis and planning the next trip. Professionally, I spent most of my career in corporate roles, first as a management consultant and later as a Global HR Director in financial services. That chapter gave me experience, resilience, and perspective on what matters most.
2. How have you grown or personally developed since joining PlanNet?
Corporate life taught me a lot, but it also trained me to feel like I was never doing enough. The bar kept moving. I worked hard for years, and I was getting close to burnout.
Covid forced an honest reset. I realised the ladder I was climbing was not the life I wanted. I wanted freedom and flexibility, and I wanted work that fitted around life, not the other way around.
Since joining PlanNet, I have developed more confidence in myself as a business owner and as a leader. I have also learnt to build consistency without the external structure of a corporate job, which sounds simple until you are the one setting the standard every day.
Most importantly, PlanNet has allowed me to show up for my family in a way I could not have done in my previous career. I can care for my mum, be present for my children during a demanding season, and still build something meaningful. That combination has changed my life.
I also find it incredibly rewarding to mentor others. Watching people in my team grow in skill, belief, and independence is the part that never gets old.
3. What drives you; what motivates you?
My biggest driver is my family, especially my children. I want them to see that you can choose a life that fits you, and that you can change direction without apologising for it.
I am motivated by building a business that creates options. Options for time, options for income, options for being present when life gets real. I love helping other women, especially busy professional women, create something alongside everything they already carry.
4. Who would you consider a role model and why?
Two women I admire are Michelle Obama and Mel Robbins. Both have created communities where women support and lift each other through honest conversations and shared experience. That is the kind of culture I want to build with my team: supportive, ambitious, and real.
5. The three words that describe me best are:
Courageous, hardworking, compassionate.
6. If you had some sound advice to give to anyone what would it be?
Stop waiting to feel ready. Start before your confidence shows up. Most of the time, the only real difference between where you are and where you want to be is a decision followed by consistent action. Keep it simple. Take the next right step, then the next one.
7. What does your life look like five years from now?
Lighter and more intentional.
I see myself travelling more, with time built in for my family and for myself. I will be mentoring and developing leaders within my team, and growing a business that runs with strong systems and strong people, not constant hustle from me.
More impact, more freedom, and fewer things on my calendar that I do not actually want to do. That is the plan.