Helene Rude, FPQP®

I spent most of my career in the technology sector, both on the commercial side at IBM and also within the higher ed space. I built what I fondly refer to as a "portfolio career" during which I had the good fortune to expand beyond "bits and bytes" and gain a well-rounded complement of experience in technology sales, marketing, program management, business operations and executive education. Having worked with many small business clients at IBM, I leveraged that experience to transition into higher education where I immersed myself in the world of entrepreneurship and led significant university initiatives - first in executive education, and then in the cloud computing space.

Like many people my age my parents' failing health caused me to shift my priorities, and by 2018 I needed to step back from a full-time career and become more involved in day-to-day care.  Not being ready to retire yet, Adam and I agreed that my skills could be put to good use in our practice so I joined the team in 2018 and have never looked back.