Who I am
I’m a longtime innovation leader at Microsoft, a coach to high performers, and the author of The Inside Job.
Across startups, enterprise, and thousands of coaching hours, one truth has guided every part of my career:
My calling is to empower people to know their worth and use their gifts to make meaningful change.
I build leaders from the inside out—helping them rise with clarity, navigate flawed systems with confidence, and create work that actually matters.


Why I Do This
High performers are often the most powerful people in the room—and the least supported. They hold organizations together, create breakthroughs, stabilize teams, and carry responsibilities no one else sees.
But worth isn’t always something people feel, even when they’re extraordinary.
I’ve lived this. I’ve coached this. I’ve watched brilliant people doubt themselves simply because the system didn’t know how to value them.
That’s why I do the work I do.
I teach people the political skills, clarity frameworks, and inner foundations they need to stop surviving and start creating impact on their own terms.
Not by grinding harder—but by grounding deeper.
Not through force—but through alignment.
Not by becoming someone else—but by becoming more themselves.
If you feel called to create something meaningful, you don’t need permission. You need power. And power begins with knowing your worth.
Fun Facts
– Former 5-guys-in-a-basement startup kid turned 23-year Microsoft exec
– MIT grad who applied to exactly 1 school
– Dad to 2 extraordinary kids who teach me more about leadership than any book
– Former DJ, music producer, and lifelong lover of heist movies and fantasy
– Deadlift enthusiast and functional-movement geek
– Head coach of 2 youth soccer teams
– Second country is Vietnam, through my lovely partner
– Cocktail experimenter, mindful minimalist, and spiritual shapeshifter guided by a wolf
– Once scheduled a product launch on 9/11 (yes, that one)
– Proud creator of all the internal art in my upcoming book
