On a mission to help one billion people in my lifetime.
Since 2012 I’ve been building businesses.
I started with a personal training business one summer in college and have started numerous ventures since, most in the media space.
I view building companies as not only a creative outlet and way to make a living, but a vehicle for positively impacting the world.
I’ve had an unconventional career path, got an MBA along the way, and now am immersed in the world of startups.
A few of the projects I’m working on
VITALIZE Venture Capital – I’m the Director of Marketing, while also getting involved a bit with the investing side of things from time to time. I write our Re:VITALIZE Newsletter and host The VITALIZE Podcast as well.
Just Go Grind Podcast – My show with over 330 episodes and 80,000+ total downloads, where I interview entrepreneurs, CEOs, VCs, and go-getters.
Just Go Grind Community – A community for founders 🙂
This Blog – My creative outlet for spreading ideas. Writing is a powerful tool and this website will be the future home of my ideas and writing moving forward.
Where to find me online
Some of my writing
2020 Annual Review. What a year 2020 was! This post was a breakdown of my goals, celebrations, favorite memories, and more.
2020 Just Go Grind Podcast Annual Review. Favorite episodes, most downloaded, underrepresented founders, valuable lessons learned, award-winners, and more!
Timeless Tim Ferriss Lessons. Few people have had as profound an impact on my thinking as Tim and I share 13 lessons from him in this article.
My MBA Experience at USC Marshall: Lessons, Struggles, and Two of the Best Years of My Life. Getting an MBA changed my life and in a few thousand words I attempt to distill the experience.
Favorite Just Go Grind podcast episodes of 2020
Jelani Memory of A Kids Book About. Not only did Jelani run away with the award for best voice on the Just Go Grind podcast, he also was one of my favorite interviews of the year. Why? Because his company does impactful work creating books for kids on topics like racism, divorce, death, and adventure, he spoke openly and honestly in our interview, and he has a fascinating story. I wasn’t the only one who acknowledge the impact of his work – his company was included in Oprah’s Favorite Things 2020, a well-deserved accomplishment.
Jude Gomila of Golden. My conversation with Jude was one of the most cerebral and it’s often an episode I recommend to others. Jude has done it all. He went through Y Combinator, sold his first company for $45M, has raised almost $20M for his current company that is trying to map all of human knowledge, and on top of all that he’s invested in more than 200 companies.
Zuleyka Strasner of Zero. Zuleyka is funny, has an amazing story, is incredibly driven, and has an accent that is addicting to listen to. Her company is on a mission to remove single-use plastics from the food system, an ambitious goal to say the least. All of that and more contributed to her inclusion on my list of favorite episodes of the year.
Rob Mather of the Against Malaria Foundation. Rob started and currently runs one of the world’s top-rated charities, the Against Malaria Foundation. Since its start, they’ve raised more than $280M, providing more than 130 million anti-malia nets to directly save lives. 100% of public donations go directly to buying long-lasting insecticidal nets and the team at AMF has a maniacle obsession about monitoring distribution. Ultimately, this is what has made them so effective.
Iman Abuzeid of Incredible Health. Iman is impressive in every respect. Despite being a black female founder, those of which received 0.27% of venture capital in 2018 and 2019, Iman has raised more than $17M from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, NFX, and Obvious Ventures. Her company is a career marketplace for permanent health care workers and is already used by more than 250 hospitals nationwide. On top of that, Iman has an MBA from Wharton and an MBBS from University College London Medical School. Like I said, impressive, and one of my favorite episodes of the year.