Before I was shaping retirement journeys and demystifying financial futures, I was reporting for The New York Times, scripting stunts for Vice, and writing a memoir that got picked up by Harper Perennial and optioned by Paramount Vantage. I’ve contributed to outlets like New York Magazine, BBC, Financial Times Magazine, GQ, Men’s Health, and Women’s Health—through a highly personal lens.
This line of work taught me how to write with voice, vulnerability, and clarity. It trained me to anticipate reader questions, distill complex topics into compelling narratives, and—maybe most importantly—connect. That same empathy and editorial muscle now power my work in UX and content strategy. Whether I’m scripting a user flow or designing a help article, I’m always thinking about the person on the other side of the screen—and how to make their experience feel not just easy, but resonant.
My time in journalism and publishing also sharpened my instincts for structure, pacing, and audience engagement. It taught me to interrogate assumptions, collaborate across disciplines, and deliver under pressure. In short: it gave me the storytelling chops and strategic sensibility that make content design more than just writing—it made it human.