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I've always known how to move people with stories: whether as a Data Analyst uncovering hidden patterns, or as a Buyer who drove $500M in sales by making customers believe.
Since graduating from UC Berkeley a decade ago, my life has been a cross-section of tech, engineering, business, and the arts. As a classically trained soprano speaking three languages, I've spent my life translating across very different worlds. Combining these experiences with the intuition that only comes from a lifetime of voracious reading, writing, and editing, I learned exactly how to connect the dots to tell a compelling narrative.
I left my Big Tech career to found the Silicon Valley Writing Lab with a mission to help you find the extraordinary story hidden in the ordinary.
Many of my students come to me convinced they're bad at writing, or that they hate it — oftentimes both. But when they discover the dormant stories waiting to be told, they stop dreading the page, and writing gets shockingly fun! Nothing makes me happier than seeing them genuinely fall in love with the process.
Learn to love the page. For younger students, we work in small groups using creative, project-based learning — stories, characters, and worlds that make grammar and vocabulary stick naturally. For high schoolers and adults, we focus on the narrative craft, building toward exciting projects like essays, memoirs, or short story collections.
One-on-one guidance to write the story only you can tell. From summer program applications to college and graduate school, I help students write essays that make admissions officers stop and pay attention.
Language needs to be acquired, not studied. Grounded in Comprehensible Input theory, we build fluency through stories that are personal, customized, and actually interesting to you. You will command English with confidence and develop a voice that's unmistakably yours.
A small-cohort program for startup founders and brand owners whose first language isn't English. Drawing on my experience scaling nine-figure business portfolios and years of data-driven storytelling, I help you build a pitch that turns VCs, ACs and Buyers' heads.
A selection of schools where SVWL students have been accepted.
All four programs are at capacity for 2026.
Click a program on the left to see where it stands and how to get on the right list.
Booked through 2026. I'm taking waitlist requests for one-on-one work — if a seat opens, you'll hear from me directly.
I may open a writing camp for students in 6th–7th grade during the school break (application-based, limited seats). Sign up to be notified when it opens.
Full for the 2026 admissions cycle. The waitlist closed under overwhelming demand.
I know every student only gets one admissions season, so I'm building self-paced materials for the families I couldn't take on this year. Be the first to know when they launch.
Accepting waitlist requests for the next cohort. Join the list to be considered when registration opens.
Accepting waitlist requests for the next cohort. Join the list to be considered when registration opens.
Interested in my curated reading list? Free writing resources or admissions insider scoop? Want to accelerate your language acquisition?
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