Jack of all trades, Grandmaster of Getting. It. Done.

My story starts in 1971 in California as a child navigating life between the foster care system and being in the custody of a neglectful and drug-addicted parent before joining the U.S. Air Force at age 19 and serving on active duty for four years. In the years that followed, I became a philanthropist and humanitarian, got married, became an entrepreneur, had three amazing children, got divorced, and traveled the world as a community leader and mentor with the Air Force (not necessarily in that order). I’ve filled hospitals with murals, raised tens of thousands to build playgrounds, advocated and organized for military sexual assault survivors, built businesses from the ground up, and so much more. I could spend all day telling you what I’ve done, but I’d rather tell you what I know…

You are more than where you came from; You are more than who raised you; And you are more than what’s happened to you. I had hundreds of chances to stay still, give into defeat, lose faith in myself, lose faith in the world, and lose myself to people who don’t deserve me. I’ve had to fight like hell to survive, and grow, and gain independence, but it can be done.

Everything great is collaborative. All of my projects, work, and growth would have been nothing without the people who believed in and supported me. My decades of experience as a relationship-builder have yielded hundreds of joint projects and partnerships and instilled in me the immeasurable value of symbiotic collaboration. It is my mission to keep building meaningful collaborations with and for the kind, intelligent, and creative people who I know are changing the world for the better.