<\/a><\/p>\nnow get to know her in this exclusive q&a!<\/p>\n
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q:\u00a0what were you doing before you became a magoosher?<\/strong><\/p>\na:\u00a0<\/strong>i’ve worked in marketing for about 10 years — first at a design firm doing user research, then at the san francisco opera running their subscription campaigns. i then went to business school at the haas school of business at uc berkeley where i focused on marketing and nonprofits. afterward, i worked in marketing at apple, launching iphones and ipads around the world, and then i led the marketing team at smule, a music mobile app startup in san francisco. immediately before magoosh, i took a year to devote to my music career. i sing opera, classical music, and musical theatre professionally. after working full-time jobs for a decade i realized i needed some time to focus on “leveling up” my art. i studied with teachers and coaches in europe, and it was awesome! now i’m excited to spend my days at magoosh and my nights and weekends performing. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
q:\u00a0what makes you most stoked about education and\/or edtech?<\/strong><\/p>\na:\u00a0<\/strong>education is empowerment! a thirst for knowledge can get you to places that seemed only imaginable before. i love seeing people learn, whether that’s building a new skill, hands-on learning, or straight up exercising your brain! i love word games and puzzles, and i’ve been using magoosh’s apps just for fun to learn new words. magoosh users are incredible — we have so many students who are working full-time jobs and have very busy lives, but they make time to invest in themselves. and investing in yourself is a great bet of amplifying what you can contribute to the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
q:\u00a0what is one interesting fact we should know about you?<\/strong><\/p>\na:\u00a0<\/strong>i play many instruments, and i pronounce many languages. (i speak some of those languages too!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
q:\u00a0top 3 items on your bucket list, go!<\/strong><\/p>\na:\u00a0<\/strong>1) climb a really, really, really tall mountain<\/p>\n2) experience the joy of holding 8 puppies on my lap at once<\/p>\n
3) successfully make a beautiful baked alaska<\/div>\n
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q:\u00a0what has been your favorite part about working at magoosh so far?<\/strong><\/p>\na:\u00a0<\/strong>the people here are amazing! everyone is so passionate about education and works so hard to ensure our students are stoked!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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