I grew up in rural Kansas and as a kid I spent a lot of time playing in the forests and the fields, building things and figuring out how things worked. I’d spend my time afterschool at the library, devouring books on everything from animals to physics and astronomy. A self-proclaimed “nerd” and proud of it.

Growing up I had lots of little businesses. From mowing lawns to finding video games and board games that I found at garage sales and selling them on eBay. In high school I made money as a tutor, selling test study guides to my classmates.

At age 18, I spent a few years in Hollywood as an actor working in film and TV. I loved the human element of the industry, but soon became disillusioned with the glitz and glam and sought something of more substance.

It was in pursuit of my PhD in Applied Neuroscience at Cal State that I was fortunate enough to meet and work with thought leaders like neuroscientists Dr. Adi Jaffe and Dr. Andrew Hill from UCLA. They did research on cutting-edge treatments for everything from ADHD to anxiety and depression using brain-game neurofeedback devices and psychedelic-assisted therapies (before they were cool).

These guys were next-level, literally pushing the science forward in their respective fields and changing the lives of countless amounts of people in the process.

It’s when I realized that THIS is where the real superheroes were. Not in Hollywood.

The real people changing the world were out there grinding day in and day out, taking risks on novel ideas and then building the companies and organizations to spread those ideas to the world.

And that’s when I decided that would be my life's work. To help living, breathing superheroes bring their vision to reality.

In that pursuit, I left the US to seek out world renowned experts and masters of their craft. I lived with Buddhist monks in the mountains of Northern Thailand, was mentored by seasoned corporate and startup business veterans in Singapore and Vietnam, and led the expansion of a multi-million dollar education platform in London.

After a decade of working in Asia and Europe, I’ve now driven tens of millions of dollars in revenue and directed sales and marketing initiatives in partnership with cutting-edge organizations like the Flow Research Collective, F1 Racing, Amazon, Accenture and even the Navy Seals.

I’ve been fortunate to be directly mentored by great business minds like NYTs Bestselling Author and peak-performance expert Steven Kotler, and TedX speaker and Owner of Consulting.com, Rian Doris.

These are the real superheroes that are going to create the world of tomorrow.

The entrepreneurs, the scientists, the doers, the thinkers.

After years of aggressively improving my entrepreneurial skill set, I joined forces with long time friend, engineer, and seasoned entrepreneur, Rob Brautigam, to create Brand Alchemy, an agency hellbent on amplifying the voices and personal brands of modern day superheroes. The ones out there pounding the pavement and changing the world, one idea at a time.

Outside of working on Brand Alchemy and developing businesses with my private consulting clients, I enjoy competing in triathlons, surfing, biohacking, and finding promising business ventures to invest time and resources into.

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