Storytelling has always been the through line, even before I knew it. Maybe it comes from growing up feeling unheard. I think that’s why I’ve spent so much of my life listening for the stories other people miss.

For fifteen years, I produced documentary films in the US about children living in some of the world’s most challenging places. I raised the funds, built the teams and partnered with UNICEF Global, UNICEF USA and NGOs on the ground. The films screened at Cannes and won awards internationally… but the part that stayed with me was the people, and what can happen when someone feels genuinely seen.

These days, I’m based in Sydney, running Livingston Creative, a small studio helping founders and mission-led businesses tell the story of what they’re actually building. My most recent work is more personal. I’m raising a teenager, and I keep seeing how many young people are looking for something the world isn’t giving them.. somewhere to belong, experiences that matter and adults who truly see them. I want to build what’s missing… meaningful experiences and a genuine sense of community for teenagers, and for the people raising them too.

That’s why I created The Sydney Sessions. Our first event, from 2–4 October 2026 with Lorra Dailey of Thriveable, is a weekend of personal growth for teenagers aged 13 to 17, and the beginning of something bigger… a community for young people and for the people raising them.

I also write on Substack and speak on stages and podcasts when there’s a conversation worth having.