Who Am I?
MUSINGS
A few days ago, someone asked me:
“Wait… are you a developer? You look like a fashion designer. You don’t look like anyone in tech at all.”
I laughed. That’s usually where the confusion starts.
People see me on stage and assume ministry is all I do.
People see how I dress and assume I’m in fashion.
People see my LinkedIn and now I’m a business woman…or founder, depending on the time of the day.
People hear me talk strategy and assume I’m a consultant.
People hear a song and discover, almost by accident, that I make music too.
The truth is, they’re all right. And they’re all wrong.
For most of my life, I’ve struggled to answer “What do you do?” Not because I didn’t know, but because the answer was always too long...too complex?
I’m a pastor. A founder. A creative strategist. A marketer. A designer. A musician. A writer. A builder. Probably three other things by the time you’re reading this.
For a while I thought this was a branding problem. Every business book says niche down. Every career coach says specialize. Every networking event wants a one-line answer.
But the more mature I get, the more I see it differently: some people aren’t meant to live in one lane.
Some people are specialists. Others are pattern matchers; collecting experience across disciplines and connecting dots that nobody else sees, because everyone else is standing too close to a single field.
I can build products because I understand people.
I understand people because of ministry.
I can communicate ideas because of marketing.
I can design experiences because of creativity.
I can lead teams because I’ve spent years serving them.
To an outsider, these may look unrelated. To me, they’re the same skill, just wearing different outfits.
I’ve always been a builder. As a child, it was ideas. As a student, it was projects. As a creative, it was brands. As a pastor, it’s people. As a founder, it’s systems. Different outputs. Same operating system.
So who am I?
Not a developer who happens to do ministry. Not a pastor who happens to build startups. Not a creative who occasionally writes music.
I’m a multi-hyphenate. A curious person who refuses to shrink herself to make other people comfortable.
A builder.
And honestly, the guy who thought I looked like a fashion designer still hasn’t found out I make music yet 😂
If this at all sounds like you, hear me today: REFUSE TO SHRINK.
A few days ago, someone asked me:
“Wait… are you a developer? You look like a fashion designer. You don’t look like anyone in tech at all.”
I laughed. That’s usually where the confusion starts.
People see me on stage and assume ministry is all I do.
People see how I dress and assume I’m in fashion.
People see my LinkedIn and now I’m a business woman…or founder, depending on the time of the day.
People hear me talk strategy and assume I’m a consultant.
People hear a song and discover, almost by accident, that I make music too.
The truth is, they’re all right. And they’re all wrong.
For most of my life, I’ve struggled to answer “What do you do?” Not because I didn’t know, but because the answer was always too long...too complex?
I’m a pastor. A founder. A creative strategist. A marketer. A designer. A musician. A writer. A builder. Probably three other things by the time you’re reading this.
For a while I thought this was a branding problem. Every business book says niche down. Every career coach says specialize. Every networking event wants a one-line answer.
But the more mature I get, the more I see it differently: some people aren’t meant to live in one lane.
Some people are specialists. Others are pattern matchers; collecting experience across disciplines and connecting dots that nobody else sees, because everyone else is standing too close to a single field.
I can build products because I understand people.
I understand people because of ministry.
I can communicate ideas because of marketing.
I can design experiences because of creativity.
I can lead teams because I’ve spent years serving them.
To an outsider, these may look unrelated. To me, they’re the same skill, just wearing different outfits.
I’ve always been a builder. As a child, it was ideas. As a student, it was projects. As a creative, it was brands. As a pastor, it’s people. As a founder, it’s systems. Different outputs. Same operating system.
So who am I?
Not a developer who happens to do ministry. Not a pastor who happens to build startups. Not a creative who occasionally writes music.
I’m a multi-hyphenate. A curious person who refuses to shrink herself to make other people comfortable.
A builder.
And honestly, the guy who thought I looked like a fashion designer still hasn’t found out I make music yet 😂
If this at all sounds like you, hear me today: REFUSE TO SHRINK.
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