Hey, I’m Cris 👋🏽

I’m a recovering financial news journalist turned tech operator. I’m also the founder of Vivanta, a community for women working in male-dominated spaces.

I’m an operator, climber, writer, new mom, wanna-be dirtbag and so much more. I’m ambitious, exhausted and stoked. Welcome!

What’s is 9to5 with Cris about?

This bi-weekly newsletter sits at the intersection of identity, work and play. It’s full of personal anecdotes, practical advice and frameworks to help you improve across all areas of work and life. I cover many topics including:

  • Working as a woman in corporate America (with a particular focus on tech & startup cultures)

  • Creating high empathy, high performing work environments

  • Learning to live in the messy middle of both/and with greater confidence and grace

  • Job transitions and building fulfilling and diverse careers

  • The importance of play and wonder in identity and life

  • Evolving relationships as our life circumstances and identity change

  • Working parenthood

Who is this for?

It’s for ambitious, stoked humans looking to become more effective, confident leaders. It’s for women working in male-dominated spaces that struggle to feel seen amidst the unique challenges they must navigate. It’s for anyone that loves their careers and personal life with equal veracity and wants to build a more sustainable approach to it all.

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If you want to connect, check out my website or shoot me an email. If you’re interested in 1:1 coaching, book some time here!

May we all aspire to read our news in such fashion. This is Fanny. She was one of the first female professional mountaineers. She was also a geographer, cartographer, travel writer and a suffragist. Which is to say, she contained multitudes, as do we all.


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Recovering journalist turned technologist. Proud weekend warrior. Exploring the both/and way of life.