I created Your Place Finder in 2017 out of the rubble of a series of costly and devastating empty nest moving mistakes. After retracing my steps, I discovered that a major lapse in self-awareness, careless planning and research, and a blind acceptance of online hype had derailed my moves. I also realized that these (and other) factors posed a serious threat to other adventurous women in midlife and beyond seeking the right place to relocate – and that I had to take action! With three decades of experience as a successful nonprofit grant consultant and prospect researcher, I have a keen ability to find, match and unite like-minded organizations and people. As a strategic planner and certified life coach, I’m adept at helping people articulate, develop, and implement a plan to transform their vision into reality. I invented The Spark System by drawing on these skills to help women in midlife and beyond successfully navigate the search and move to their dream location and embark on their next exciting chapter.