I help high school and college students overcome life’s challenges by equipping them with practical tools and coping strategies through the Inside-Out Leadership Program, cultivating self-love, self-respect, and self-discipline.

With more than 20 years of leadership experience across collegiate athletics, higher education, operations management, and organizational development, my mission has remained constant: helping individuals learn to lead themselves first so they can lead others better.

From the Dugout to Developing Leaders

My leadership foundation was built on the baseball field. As a college athlete and later a head coach, I witnessed how discipline, mental toughness, accountability, and team culture shape not only performance, but identity.

In the dugout, I saw young men struggle with confidence, purpose, and pressure. I saw talent wasted because identity was fragile. And I learned that the greatest leadership challenge is not strategy, it’s self-leadership.

Those lessons now form the backbone of the Inside-Out Leadership Program.

Experience & Education

Former College Baseball Player & Head Coach
Developed high-performing teams while mentoring young athletes through the pressures of competition, identity, and transition into adulthood.

Business Professor
Taught leadership, management, and organizational strategy at the collegiate level, integrating real-world experience with practical application.

Operations & Construction Leader
Managed multimillion-dollar projects and diverse teams, reinforcing accountability, discipline, and culture-building at scale.

Master’s Degree in Business | Doctoral Candidate in Leadership
Current doctoral research examines resilience, identity reconstruction, and personal growth through an autoethnographic study, connecting lived experience to practical leadership development.

True North Motivation & The Inside-Out Leadership Program

Through True North Motivation and the Inside-Out Leadership Program, I work directly with high schools and colleges to provide students with:

• Tools to manage adversity and pressure
• Practical coping strategies for stress and self-doubt
• A framework for building self-love, self-respect, and self-discipline
• Leadership principles rooted in identity, character, and resilience

The Inside-Out Leadership Program is not about motivation alone, it is about transformation. It helps students build strength from within so they can navigate challenges, lead with confidence, and step into their potential.

I understand firsthand the weight of self-doubt, identity struggles, and the search for purpose. My work is about equipping the next generation with the tools I wish I had, and more young people need earlier in life.

Because no matter where you start, the journey to your True North begins from the inside out.