Robin served over twenty years as an Army logistics officer with career highlights that include five deployments to Afghanistan & Iraq, commanding at the company and battalion levels, serving as the Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in the Strategic Initiatives Group for the Secretary of the Army.
Upon retiring from the military, Robin went from frontlines to punchlines and pursued her lifelong dream of becoming a stand-up comedian. She is a TEDx speaker and tours world-wide with Armed Forces Entertainment. As a Certified Humor Professional through the Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor, Robin educates leaders on how to leverage the power of humor beyond mere entertainment. Her talks and workshops are full of levity and keep the audience laughing while learning practical tools to apply to their own leadership strategy. She has brought laughs to hundreds of audiences including her regular lectures for the Institute for Defense & Business at Duke University. She is the founder of HEAL*ARIOUS, a non-profit offering humor-infused mental health programming for veterans and first responders and CEO of Best Medicine Brigade, an all military-affiliated comedy troupe and production company.