nice to meet you
Nice to meet you, I'm Shirly
An entrepreneur, owner of Make It Happen and a tech woman. Married + 3. Curious and adventurous, a blogger and a spiritual soul.
I believe life is so much more than the routine, the pressure and the emotional and physical load we all carry. It can be so much better, and for that you have to choose it, again and again. We're here to enjoy, with meaning.
by day
By day: Make It Happen
For 24 years I've been leading products and businesses. Today, at Make It Happen, I help companies turn knowledge and ideas into results: Company Brain, product management and digital transformation. I love taking something complicated and putting it in order, until it works.
beyond work
And beyond work
I'm big on balance. There are things beyond work, and I make sure to create them: family trips, girls' trips, mountain trails, good food, celebrations people remember for years, small moments and big questions. I celebrated a milestone birthday in the Seychelles, flew alone to Koh Phangan, and went to Africa to volunteer, to give of myself and to step out of my comfort zone.
why enjoy alone?When something is good, I want to share it. That's how Why Enjoy Alone?, the blog and the community, were born.
you are the product
"You are the product"
What I've learned in product management, I take into life too. "You are the product" is my approach: looking at life like a product you plan, test and improve, until it really fits you. Without measuring our worth by our job title, and with lots of curiosity.
the blog
What you'll find here
For many years I wrote the blog Why Enjoy Alone?, and the whole blog has moved here. Beyond Work is its new home: trips around the world and in Israel, celebrations and birthday ideas, the way within, and Japan 2026 as the first chapter. Every post starts with "the short version", because your time is precious.
