My perspective is forged from four decades in the trenches as one of the earliest women in the tech industry.
I have witnessed the evolution of computing from my first programming class in Fortran on punchcards and manual typewriters, to the birth of the PC, the rise of the internet, and now, Artificial Intelligence and the Spatial Web.
Having seen these "miracles" built from the ground up, I understand that we are currently in a "belief war."
The winner will be the one who best manages the internal and external identity shift required to move the customer beyond the screen.
While the popular and media sentiment is that Google is outdated, and "just a search engine and Adwords," now bypassed by Claude, Perplexity, Grok and Chat GPT -- actually I believe Google is best poised to do win, with the hardware, the Google Desktop, the user's "Personal Data Sanctuary," and the Cloud.
Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Sentiment
As a seasoned communications executive and mentor to hundreds of startup technology CEOs for a decade at the Founder Institute, I specialize in distilling complex technical pivots into clear, simple visual and narrative forms.
I don't just communicate specs; I align behind a shared roadmap.
Narrative as Glue:
I understand that in a "team effort" culture, success requires erasing silos through clear, actionable vision.
Technical Fluency:
I have spent a decade speaking to technical audiences in Silicon Valley, including at Google, and I am adept at using AI tools to automate and scale messaging throughout the enterprise.
And I can build beautiful, simple, one thought at a time slide presentations.
I can work very hands off, as I am used to supporting busy CEOs and being the unknown "voice behind the leader."
Visual Synthesis:
I transform linear text into spatial forms, ensuring that "ambient intelligence" isn't just a buzzword, but a visible strategy.
The AI team from SRI, including Dr. Richard Waldinger and Daniel Kottke Apple employee 12 came to my birthday party about 10 years ago and Golden Gate Park. I was instantly able to see AI as infrastructure for the next level of computing but most people can’t see AI because it’s like an elephant. It’s so many different things and it’s a massive shift. As a tech reporter, I covered the first launch of Windows. It was just a small hotel ballroom at the Hilton, and a young Bill Gates.