Hi. You're here. Welcome. Let’s talk.
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You’re the expert on your own (life and) business. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. That said, this doesn’t mean you are doomed to do it alone.
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Maybe you’ve found yourself with multiple bosses (=clients) instead of one, and you want to claim or reclaim leadership over your business.
Maybe it’s all working incredibly well and everyone is happy (your clients, your team, your bank account) but you have no hours left in the day to sleep, eat or take a breath without 5 tasks jumping at you.
Maybe your business growth brought you to a dilemma you’ve never encountered - and you can hack it, sure, but you feel like you deserve support and guidance from someone you can trust. (Spoiler alert: Yes, you do.)
Maybe you’re feeling stuck.
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I'm Vivi, and I have 2 core beliefs about business:
I know lots of different things can bring you to think about pursuing mentoring — and there are also lots of different things that can be important to you when choosing your mentor, so this is a fork in the road where I invite you to choose what calls your name:
Keep scrolling to learn more about:
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WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE
You've built something real. Probably impressive (judging by you being here.. eh?). And yet — there you are at 11pm, still in the weeds, wondering when the business you built starts working for you instead of the other way around:
Maybe it's a team issue you keep circling. A client who's crossed one too many lines. A pricing question that's been draining you for months. A go-to-market move you're not sure about. A conversation you've been avoiding. A growth moment that should feel exciting but mostly feels terrifying.
Or maybe it's something you haven't even been able to put into words yet.
Here's what I know for sure:
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We're so used to figuring it out ourselves, discounting challenges, being hard on ourselves for anything that goes wrong but not celebrating the things that go right. But building a business is not meant to be a solo sport — and there is so much you can do differently when you have the right person in your corner.
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I work with founders of all experience levels and industries — from kitchen-counter solopreneurs to tech founders post-funding. If it feels like you're navigating it alone, and you want the clarity, perspective and camaraderie that come with mentorship — this is for you.
Stage-wise, I work with new founders as well as seasoned ones, but my sweet spot is definitely entrepreneurs who are ready to go from ‘helper’ or ‘freelancer’ to fully embodying the founder title - leading proactively and strategically.
We can work on:
Keep reading to learn how I can support with all of the above.
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18 years of building businesses, distilled into sharp, honest strategic guidance — and someone who's always in your corner.
(That someone is me.)
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🐕 Mom to a young adult human + grumpy elderly dog
🌊 Aquarius Sun. Scorpio Moon. Cancer Rising
🌶️ Neurospicy household leader
👩🏻🦲 Life-long Alopecian (that means you’ll sometimes see me bald, sometimes with a wig)
🥄 Trauma- and chronic-illness- informed
🪩 Self-loving fattie (I’ll never body shame you)
📚 Bookworm. Geek. Writer. Podcaster
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*Oh, my nickname? I got it when I was a bilingual toddler, not able to pronounce my own name. I’m already 40, but I still love it.
I started my first business as a 21-year-old mom — only the second woman in my extended (very large) family to work outside the home. In the 18 years since, I've built businesses across lifestyle, publishing, marketing, HR-tech, and a tech startup where I pitched investors, landed Fortune 500 clients, and led high-stakes teams.
Along the way, I also mentored at accelerators and worked alongside some of the sharpest founders out there. And I noticed something, actually 2 things:
ONE: Being a founder is so friggin lonely sometimes.
TWO: Tech founders get structure, resources, and strategic support from day one. Creative entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and service-based founders? Usually left to figure it out alone — sometimes years in.
Founder Mentoring is my way to close these two gaps.
**With over 15 years of consulting entrepreneurs and executives, I bring sharp strategic thinking, deep pattern recognition, and a genuine investment in your growth — whether we're untangling a team crisis or mapping your next big move.
In human-speak, I’ll say this: I know my sht and I truly CARE.***
