What is the People Project?

Given my purpose is to help others find fulfillment and reach their greatest potential, I decided to relaunch the business I started in 2012, the People Project.

Mariposita, by Chris Carnabuci at Burning Man 2019. “We are in the midst of continually challenging times. Women bear the brunt of this. Mariposita represents strength and power — breaking societal bonds and misdirection that impede personal growth and self-actualization. Mariposita represents all of us, offering an example of hope and determination to find our inner strength — to be free”

People Project’s mission is to build successful companies and fulfilling careers. My immediate plan is two-fold: 1) to provide executive-level retained search for engineering and product leaders 2) to work on strategic initiatives to diversify the tech ecosystem.

My decision to leave Riviera Partners was driven by a desire to align more tightly with some of my core values, including diversity, equity, community, and coaching. In addition to partnering with innovative companies to find top executive (Director, VP, C-level) engineering and product talent, I’ll be working with AllRaise’s Board XCelerate program, a solution for high-growth, private tech companies, tackling the urgent problem of the lack of diversity at the board level.

People are awesome.

The People Project is a platform that allows me to offer my gift of being in service, doing work that energizes me while having a lasting impact on the tech community. The goal isn’t to build something big; it’s simply to do work that I love and help others reach their greatest potential, bringing world-changing ideas to life.

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value” — Albert Einstein.