09/21/2026
In my 20s my husband (then boyfriend) Eric Neuman used to encourage me to start my own business. I always rolled my eyes and thought, I don’t want to run my own business and do all of the admin stuff. I just want to create. Then I followed a wild idea and started Rowan Tree with my best friend Kate Viggiano Janich. My 20 year old self was wrong. Turns out my creative brain and wild ideas that never quite fit in the corporate world, flourished in the entrepreneurial space. Kate can confirm! But it’s wasn’t just my wild ideas, turns out I am a visionary and an integrator. I can visualize it, and I know how to roll up my sleeves and make it happen.
While running Rowan Tree, I met hundreds of women business owners. Each starting their own journey from a place of passion and purpose. I was drawn to support these women and to help bring the power of their business missions to life visually. I started doing some work on the side and on September 21, 2020, Soaring Heart was officially born (according to the SCC).
Today she is 6 years old. And while her role in my life at times was only part time and at other times fully present, I made the decision earlier this year to fully recommit to the business. I finally put two feet in and as a result the flood gates opened. The work rushed in, swirling around me, inspiring me, and softly telling me I’d made the right decision.
The journey is messy at times, but running Rowan Tree taught me so much about running a business. Kate and I created something incredible that still has a legacy today. And I simultaneously learned so much about operations, financials, marketing, taxes. You name it! But it also taught me to trust my gut, and that’s it’s ok to not know everything. I’ll figure it out, or I can figure out where to go for help. It taught me to be strategic with my wild ideas, and that when you lead with your heart, it can’t steer you wrong. Each lesson then has helped steer my direction now, and has helped me shape a business I’m proud to own and grow.
So here’s to 6 years and many more to come! Happy Birthday Soaring Heart Design Studio! You are my power, my passion, my purpose.