Meet Christine

Entrepreneur, Vocalist, Content Creator, Wife + Mom

An 80s baby and 90s kid born just outside of NYC in Stamford, CT, I'd like think I had a pretty standard childhood. Being very musically-inclined, I took to singing early and spent many years fine-tuning the "triple threat" thing while formally working my way into the music industry. After highschool, I got a BM in Music Business & Management, with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where I attended with a scholarship for voice. Mere days before graduation, I received at opportunity to work at Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment in NYC, where I began my career on the business side of the industry, while also pursuing my own musical endeavors outside the office. While it quickly became apparent that the corporate world was not somewhere I'd be able to grow and thrive, I started putting together the pieces of what would end up being my first business venture. 

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At just 22 years old, I opened a music school and artist development company in my hometown, and began hiring staff and taking clients. The business grew quickly and from there we expanded to offer recording studios and professional marketing and consulting services to independent musicians from all around the world. With a deep passion for sharing the healing power of music, I founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2014 and went on to bring music education services to underprivileged children in my community through strategic partnerships with neighboring organizations like the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA.

I brought in over a million dollars in revenue and purchased my first home by 26 years old. I can still remember to this day how many people told me that starting my own business and taking the "road less traveled" was a bad idea. I am glad I didn't listen, because those choices completely changed the trajectory of my life.

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In 2020, I had just finished renovating a new studio space and invested a ton of money into the next phase of my business. The thought of marriage and family seemed irrelevant, as my business was my baby. I was determined to be a music business powerhouse CEO. How could that possibly leave time for anything else? But things change and people do too, and thank God for that. My then-boyfriend of 12 years and I decided that our future should be open to more than just work, and I reluctantly accepted the idea of small humans potentially being in my future. We got engaged at this time and began the early phases of wedding planning. 

And just when I thought I saw where my future was headed, COVID-19 hit and the government shut down my business. Everything I had worked for was halted. Customers were being refunded, and my brand new office was suddenly packed up in boxes, as the building was limiting access for an unknown period of time following local guidance and ordinances. I, like many other small business owners, lost almost everything during this time. But as a company, you pivot, or you die; and I wasn't ready to die. I added a slew of new remote services, I took online classes to fill positions for staff that didn't return, and I applied to any financial aid available to help get by. I wore many hats at this time, and I made it work. You learn a lot about yourself when you're in the darkness like that. I truly believe it's what helped me see the light and gain the insight I needed to get where I was going, and never look back. 

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Not wanting to be held up by things out of our control, my then-fiancé and I went ahead and bought a house that spring, and had a small wedding surrounded by close family and friends in October of 2020. Almost exactly one year later, we welcomed our first daughter into the world. (Via a spectacularly traumatic birth experience... but that's for another story.) After facing the unrealistic expectation that I'd be able to head straight back to work just ten days postpartum, the coming months would be a lesson in the things that truly matter most in life. I absolutely loved having a family, and cared more about being involved and all the details around raising children well than I ever imagined I could. Six months later, we were pregnant again, and I knew shifting my focus to have a life more present for my home was the best thing for everyone. If the pandemic taught us nothing else, it is that people can adapt and things really don't need to happen in person as much as we once may have thought. I made the decision to formally shut down my in-person business operations in fall of 2022, and had my second daughter at the end of that year. This is when I realized things had changed forever, and for the better.

I was amazed at how it was possible to create a life balance that involved caring for my children 100% of the time, while also running my companies fully remotely. Suddenly, the names of the days didn't really matter. I was out of the grind. I was free. I truly feel that in the months to come I "exited the Matrix" for good. I, quite literally, do whatever I want, whenever I want now. And then I thought to myself, why do people not know about this option? Everyone is creative. Everyone has talent and something valuable to offer the world. Everyone can raise their family. Everyone can enjoy a life specifically curated around doing the things they love. And there began my journey to share the things that I've learned to help others break out and find their happiness too.

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So here we are! If you've made it this far into my story, I sincerely thank you for taking an interest and for spending your valuable time here with me. I hope my work brings you inspiration, education, resources, and some laughter too! The journey is what you make of it.