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About

Who's going to help you build this?

I help capable people build the business they've been carrying.

You already have the experience and the idea. What's missing usually isn't nerve — it's the structure to make it real. That's the part I've spent my whole career on.

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Why me

Why trust me with your someday?

For as long as I can remember, I've been able to see what someone is capable of before they can.

And then help them build the structure to make it real. That's the whole of my work — first as a coach who asks the questions that draw it out of you, then as a strategist who turns it into a plan you can actually act on.

Most people don't stall on the idea. They stall on the structure — the quiet, unglamorous work of turning something you can feel into something you can build. That's exactly where I meet you.

The way I work

Ask before I tell. Draw out what's already in you. Then build the foundation, one steady step at a time.

What I bring

So what do you actually get?

A coach's questions and a strategist's plan — from someone who has built real things.

I spent twenty years building revenue and strategy inside one of the nation's largest food banks. That's where I learned a lesson I bring to every founder I work with: a good mission still needs a solid foundation to stand on. I grew annual-fund revenue 85% over five years, built donor programs from the ground up, led CRM and data overhauls, and did the essential, behind-the-scenes work of turning big ideas into systems that hold.

A lot of that was direct-response marketing at its core — segmenting the audience, writing the offer, testing the message, and learning exactly what makes someone say yes. It's the same muscle your business needs to bring people in, and I've been building it for years.

I bring that same builder's eye to your someday business — the concept, the positioning, the plan, the pricing. And as an iPEC-certified professional coach, I know the plan only works if it's truly yours. So we start with you: what you want, what's real, and what's next. Everything else builds out from there.

What I believe

Why does this matter to me?

Everyone has a gift. The job is to make you brave enough — and supported enough — to build with it.

You don't have to make the leap everyone talks about. You don't have to quit, gamble, or burn anything down. You build the foundation first — quietly, steadily, on a pace that fits your life — and then moving forward becomes a decision instead of a risk.

My promise is simple: you'll leave clearer, steadier, and more ready than you came. And you'll own every bit of what we build together.

I get you ready. You run it. No retainer, no dependency — when we finish, the business is yours.

iPEC Certified Professional Coach (CPC)Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP)
Twenty years of revenue strategy & operations leadershipFundraising, mid-level donor strategy, CRM and data analytics
Direct-response marketing experienceAudience segmentation, offers, messaging, and testing that drives response
Working with founders nationwideRemote coaching & consulting

Ready to start?

Where do we begin?

Let's find your next best step — together.

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Free, 15 minutes, no pitch. You tell me what's stirring, and we decide the next step together.