About Chelsea

Rewriting the Rules of Success, Personally and Professionally

For a long time, I believed that being busy was proof I was doing life right.

I moved quickly, worked relentlessly, and wore full calendars like a badge of honor. In college, I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts in three years while juggling multiple jobs and internships. I spent one year taking a full online course load while performing full-time at Walt Disney World. Another year, I balanced upper-level coursework, two jobs, and a long-distance relationship with my now-husband while he was overseas serving our country.

I loved being busy.
I thought constant motion meant momentum.
Rest felt optional. Time to myself felt indulgent.

Then life interrupted that belief in a way I couldn’t ignore.

The Lesson That Changed Everything

When I was five years old, my father became chronically ill. I didn’t understand the severity at the time. What I did understand was his work ethic.

He was the hardest-working person I have ever known. He never slowed down. He rarely rested. Even when he should have been in the hospital, he went to work. I grew up watching my mother beg him to take care of himself and hearing him say, “I’ll go after work.”

That was the model I absorbed.
You push through.
You don’t stop.
You take care of everything else first.

In November 2012, my father died at his desk at work. He was fifty years old. He had six months of sick time saved that he never used.

In life, he taught me the value of hard work.
In death, he taught me the importance of balance.

That moment reshaped how I think about success forever.

From Overdrive to Intentional Leadership

Today, my work sits at the intersection of ambition, leadership, and well-being.

I hold an MBA and a Master of Science degree, and my professional career spans operations leadership, strategy, and advisory work across health, wellness, and technology-driven organizations. I regularly partner with executive teams, founders, and boards to design systems that scale.

I also serve on the board of a nonprofit organization focused on access, mentorship, and opportunity for women, work that keeps me deeply connected to purpose beyond performance.

This combination, rigorous business training, real-world leadership experience, and lived understanding of burnout, is what informs everything I do.

I don’t believe success and wellness are competing priorities.
I believe they are meant to reinforce each other.

Why I Do This Work

I created Ambition, Rewritten because I kept seeing the same pattern, both in my clients and in myself:

Smart, capable, driven people achieving impressive results while quietly paying for it with their energy, confidence, and sense of self.

This work is not about doing less or wanting less.
It is about redefining how you pursue what matters.

I help high-achieving professionals build clarity, boundaries, and sustainable momentum so success becomes something they can live inside, not something that costs them their health.

A Life That Feels Good to Live

Outside of my work, I prioritize the things that make life feel full: consistent movement, rest, travel, time with my husband, and life with our rescue dogs. I believe deeply that how we live matters just as much as what we achieve.

Balance doesn’t look the same for everyone.
But it should feel intentional, supportive, and sustainable.

If you’re here, you’re likely ready to stop running on empty and start leading your life with clarity and self-trust.

That’s the work we do here.
And I’d be honored to do it with you.