I am a bestselling author, keynote speaker and advisor guiding leaders and entrepreneurs to thrive in an AI future through my transformative “Shift Within” approach. My unique perspective integrates decades of experience across business, entrepreneurship, world travel and pioneering work in embodied consciousness practices.

But I didn’t start out this way. 

Originally from corn-fed conservative Kansas, I was unexpectedly raised in a home of Brazilian healers in Rio de Janeiro. It took two decades, 10 countries and 6 languages to follow the yellow brick road back home again.

Along the way, I co-founded a communications firm producing social impact videos for influential thought leaders such as George Soros, Norman Lear and the IAEA. I became a reporter and presenter for BBC World Business Television. I authored three books, including my two fictional bestsellers The Extraordinary Awakening of Annabel Jones and The Magical Reality of Annabel Jones. In parallel, I embarked on a 25-year journey studying with some of the world’s best teachers at the intersection of somatic therapy, breathwork, yoga, energy healing, tantra and shamanism in order for me to better understand we are all searching for home—and that there is one.

This rare multidisciplinary path allowed me to develop a profound embodied understanding of human consciousness. When I contracted life-threatening cancer in 2016 while running my second start up—a renowned international events company known for its high-profile gatherings across the globe—I understood it was time to come public with my knowledge. I founded Yinbound LLC focused on sharing wisdom gleaned from assisting a cutting edge spiritual teacher whose pioneering methods created lasting shifts for hundreds of people a year for 16 years across Europe.

Today, I empower leaders and entrepreneurs to maximize their impact through my “Shift Within” methodology. Drawing from my diverse arsenal of experiences, I teach how to firmly root oneself in the authentic center required to stay impervious to society’s fears and divisions. Through keynotes, books and advisory, I provide the antidote to the overwhelm jeopardizing our precious humanity in the AI era.