My Path
I was born in Siberia and have lived across several cultures, including India, the UK and the US. Moving between countries shaped the way I see identity, belonging, reinvention and the invisible pressures people carry while building a life.
I have built companies, led teams, raised two children while working through my own transitions and rebuilt my sense of self more than once.
Becoming a mother — especially to a daughter — deepened my lifelong interest in women's lives, rights, health, ambition and freedom. Long before The Honest Place, I co-founded a nonprofit supporting immigrant women. Later, I built in women's health. Today, that same thread continues through my conversations, coaching, writing and advocacy.
What I Create
The Honest Place is my conversation platform exploring ambition, identity, women's lives, leadership, burnout, belonging, motherhood, reinvention and the realities behind public achievement.
I also work 1:1 with women navigating transition, career shifts, founder identity, motherhood, changing ambition and the question of what comes next.
Through speaking and facilitation, I create spaces for founders, leaders, communities and teams to have more honest conversations about uncertainty, resilience, identity, leadership and the human side of building.
What Informs My Work
My work is informed by:
- building companies while raising a family
- navigating identity across cultures
- supporting women through transition
- working in women's health and advocacy
- leading through uncertainty
- listening closely to what people say, and what remains unsaid
- writing as a way of finding clarity
I'm interested in the conversations we rarely make room for — the ones about ambition, identity, motherhood, burnout, belonging, leadership and what it means to build a life and work that feel honest.