My first career choice is nomad.
My second choice is motion graphics designer.
My third is entrepreneur.
…I juggle two and a half out of the three.
I stumbled on my second choice on the first day of my first real job in 1998. I opened After
Effects for the first time and was asked to create a type animation. I guess I did alright,
because from then on I was referred to as “type girl.”
I reached my third choice in 2005, when I started my own boutique firm. Together with my big
plans for great work, my focus on quality of life shaped my company philosophy. I learned to
let myself reap the rewards of being my own boss, which brought me closer to career #1.
While I haven’t managed to become a full-time nomad AND run a successful business, I have
found my way to forty six countries so far.
Well, forty seven.
I was born in Leningrad, USSR, but both got erased from the map since. Now I consider
myself a native New Yorker and this place isn’t likely to change its name for a very, very long
time.
