This week, I’m thrilled to share some personal news:
I’ve joined the inaugural Board of Advisors for the Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Bucknell University—my alma mater.
It feels like a full-circle moment.
When I arrived at Bucknell, I declared a major in computer science. But you could just as easily find me in the art studio covered in charcoal dust, or in a French language lab dreaming of Paris. That dynamic mix—tech, creativity, and global curiosity—has fueled every leap I’ve made since.
In fact, it was my Bucknell education that launched me to Accenture in Paris, where I worked on the Paris Stock Exchange. That’s where I first caught the spark of entrepreneurship—not just to build a career, but to design a life.
Now, I’m honored to contribute to the very ecosystem that helped shape me.
Future-Ready Thinking
When we talk about “entrepreneurship,” the mind often jumps to startups and pitch decks. But what excites me most about this new chapter is something broader and more vital—what I call future-ready thinking.
Traditional critical thinking served us well in static systems. But today’s challenges are non-linear, global, and constantly shifting. They require more than logic and analysis. They demand a blend of imagination, intuition, boldness, and adaptability.
Future-ready thinking carries forward the rigor of critical thinking—but expands it. It asks not only, “What’s true?” but “What’s possible?” Not just “What’s the problem?” but “What wants to emerge?” It cultivates agility of mind and imagination of spirit. It’s what I might also call imaginative agility or emergence thinking—the ability to sense and respond in real time, to co-create new outcomes even amid uncertainty.
This mindset isn’t just for founders. It’s foundational for leadership across every domain. In a world that’s being reinvented daily, we need more than knowledge. We need the capacity to see differently, act bravely, and move with creative clarity.
That’s why I believe embedding future-ready thinking into education—at every level—isn’t optional. It’s essential.
Full Circle
My work today centers on mastering the inner game of entrepreneurship—guiding visionary founders from conception to launch to scale. But what I’ve found most transformative isn’t a business plan or a tactic—it’s mindset. It’s energy alignment. It’s intuition. It’s how we navigate our own internal terrain while building what the world needs next.
Through Quantum Surfing, curated retreats, and our Mavericks community, I help founders align with their purpose and activate momentum that’s energizing, focused, and deeply self-directed. It’s about building ventures from a place of clarity, confidence, and conscious creativity.
That’s the lens I’ll bring to the board. And I’m equally excited to learn—from fellow advisors, Bucknell’s incredible faculty, and the next generation of students ready to shape what comes next.
If you’ve participated in or led an accelerator—or are pioneering new approaches to incubation and entrepreneurial education—I’d love to connect. The models for innovation, investment, and education are evolving rapidly. We need new frameworks. We need soul in our systems. And I’m all ears for fresh insights.
So here I am, back in the Bucknell orbit—with a few more stamps in my passport, a little more wisdom in my pocket, and a big heart for what’s possible. I’m especially excited to return to campus in October for our next board meeting.
Let’s build the future—one bold, beautifully imagined idea at a time.
