I suppose it's fair to say that I've lived a few lives. My professional career began with practicing law for nearly 10 years, first at a large D.C.-based law firm and then in-house with IBM and Lenovo. I spent the next 14 years as an entrepreneur, including owning a franchised painting business, a mixed martial arts gym, and 2 businesses in the radio-controlled hobby industry.

Along the way, I've learned to speak the many languages of business - vision, strategy, branding, marketing, sales, IT, software development, operations, leadership, partnerships, supply chain, vendor relations, data and analytics, planning, finance, valuations, fundraising, exits...the list goes on. I love to learn, and I love to use what I've learned to help people and organizations solve problems. In fact, the harder the problem, the more I enjoy helping to solve it. I’ve also learned the importance of working in teams and building consensus. Nobody can do it all alone, and the best ideas go nowhere without buy-in.

I live in Durham, NC with my wife, our 2 kids, and 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs that shed constantly. I am an avid tennis player, snowboarder, basketball fan, gear head and tinkerer.

Learn more