What got me in trouble as a kid became my greatest superpower.
Every report card said the same thing: talks too much. Today, that same voice has helped me build a global movement, transform thousands of voices, and create impact in rooms I never could have imagined.
Read my story.
The signs were always there.
To the adults in my life, I was the kid who talked too much. But looking back, I was doing so much more than talking. From the morning announcements in grade 5 all the way through grade 12, to serving as VP of student council, I was a natural communicator finding every opportunity to use her voice. I just didn’t have the language for it yet. I had no idea that one day I would be helping others find theirs.
What I didn't realize was that life was already preparing me for it.
It started at 14, when I began volunteering at a summer camp for individuals with special needs.
That role grew into 8 years of working in special needs programming, eventually becoming a senior programmer. And then came 15 years in the classroom, where I supported thousands of students, each with their own way of learning and communicating.
That experience was invaluable. Every single day, I was figuring out what each student needed in order to succeed and what strategies would unlock something in them and help them move forward. That understanding of how to truly meet someone where they are is something you can only develop through years of showing up for real students in real
situations. And it became the foundation of how I design and deliver my coaching work today.
And while I was doing all of that, I was building Slay The Mic®. Being an educator by day
was helping me design a coaching program unlike anything else out there.
A lot of people know how to coach. Not everyone knows how to teach. My time in education
is why I know how to meet every client, every audience
After building my name in my city as an emcee, something kept happening after every event.
Someone would find me and ask the same question: how are you so comfortable up there?
The more people asked, the more I realized that what felt completely natural to me was something most people deeply struggled with. So over a morning cup of coffee, I told my husband I thought I should post something on Instagram. Let people know that if they needed help with their stage confidence or stage presence, I could help. I had no idea what I was doing. I just knew I could do it.
I knew I could help people feel more confident about their voice.
One person said yes, and that was all I needed to confirm that I can do this. That one client completely changed the direction of everything I thought this program was going to be.
The Conversation That Changed
Everything
"I don't care to use my voice publicly. I want to be able to use it at home."
That statement sparked something in me.
In the classroom, I used ABA techniques every day to help my students learn and apply new
skills. One of the core principles is generalization, the idea that a skill isn't truly mastered until it can be used across multiple environments, not just one.
That became the foundation of how I coach. My goal became to help people not just become
better public speakers, but people who feel confident enough to use their voice in every area
of their life.
From One Voice to Thousands
That conversation completely changed my philosophy. Slay The Mic® was more than a program to become a better public speaker. And I was more than a public speaking coach.
What started as a program to help people feel more confident on stage has since reached thousands of voices and transformed lives in ways I never imagined.
People have used their voice to advance their careers, launch businesses, write their first book, leave relationships that no longer served them, and advocate for themselves in rooms where they once stayed silent.
That is what Slay The Mic® has done. And I never could have predicted any of it.
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