What I do...

Started the day early (5:30 am) to attend at 7:00 am Executive Board meeting at my company TechAmerica. We're a non-profit High-Tech Trade Association advancing the cause of technology and innovation across the country. We are primarily driven by volunteers and committees from member companies in the area who are passionate about technology. Software/Hardware, Internet, Cloud Computing, Chips, Telecom, Networks, BioTech, you name it...our membership represents the best of all sectors in the technology space.

I am head of the Orange County Council (19 councils total across the country). I manage one staffer, 7 committees, around 30 volunteers and approximately 40 annual events/roundtables. In addition, I manage all of our PR, marketing and business development efforts, so cultivating new business while managing/growing existing relationships. It’s fascinating and a privilege to work with executives in the business community...they are so passionate about what they do. And what's most interesting, NONE of them are in it for the money...they do it because they love it. They thrive on technology, and asking the question "What's next?" And I think we can all learn a lesson from them....as the saying goes...

Happiness brings success...Not the other way around!

I am very lucky to be in this position. I am working with pioneers in technology, and learning so much about what it takes to be successful in business, and in life. Do what makes you happy, help others...and the rest will fall into place.