Last October Amanda sat down with the lovely ladies of Bird NYC to chat about balancing life and finding time to follow your dreams - including her decision to quit her corporate career and start Cerulean Stables. An except follows, but read the whole interview here.
How did you get to where you are today?
It’s been a windy road. I went to school at Brown University and studied Cognitive Science. Then right after school I moved back to Philadelphia and did research in brain sciences. But since I was a little girl I’ve always ridden horses. I moved up the various levels, from ponies, equitation, hunters, and jumpers, and then by the time I was 18 I was travelling internationally and riding for the USA. Riding has always been a part of my life. It’s been a struggle balancing that passion with school, work-life, and relationships. I’ve been trying to figure out that balance for my whole life.
I went to grad school at NYU to study Educational Communication and Technology, and focused on Instructional Design... how to enhance learning through multimedia. I was trying to marry my love for science, how people think, and technology.
Shortly after grad school I found myself working at Huge when it was just a small agency. I think I was the 28th person hired there, that was back in 2006.