I’ve spent the past two decades operating in environments where the pace of change outstripped the systems meant to support it. This includes NASA-funded defense programs, secure cloud and AI/ML initiatives, and leading Copilot adoption across Microsoft during the earliest waves of enterprise AI.
Across every role, one truth kept revealing itself:
Work does not break because the tools are wrong.
Work breaks because the thinking, systems, and expectations around it cannot keep up.
That realization shifted my career.
I left corporate life not to escape pressure, but to work with the people who feel it most intensely: founders and leaders navigating growth while their internal architecture strains under acceleration.
Today, my work sits at the intersection of:
- founder psychology
- operating rhythm design
- systems thinking in high-velocity environments
- AI-era decision architecture
My focus is simple.
I help founders think more clearly, decide more cleanly, and operate with a calmer, more stable mind, even as their companies scale rapidly around them.
My through-line
I have always been drawn to complexity.
But more than that, I have been obsessed with making complexity feel simple, structured, and human.
Whether I was engineering mission-critical systems for the DoD, coordinating multi-agency programs, or training 17,000 leaders at Microsoft on AI-era workflows, my lens has stayed the same:
Clarity is a leadership advantage.
Calm is a performance multiplier.
Systems are a form of compassion.
Work with Me
I partner with founders and executives who want to elevate the clarity, psychology, and operating system behind how they lead.
This includes:
Founder Advisory (FounderSOS)
One-on-one advisory for SaaS founders navigating cognitive load, strategic ambiguity, identity pressure, and high-velocity decisions. We redesign your thinking architecture, your operating rhythm, and your internal state.
Leadership Coaching
Private coaching for executives who want to improve their focus, judgment, and decision-making patterns, especially under pressure.
Workshops and Executive Sessions
High-impact, psychologically grounded sessions designed to help teams think more clearly, align faster, and integrate AI without chaos.
Strategic Consulting
For companies navigating AI-era transitions.
We create the systems, workflows, and behavioral foundations that support sustainable adoption.
Speaker Profile
I speak to founders, leadership teams, universities, and global organizations about how to think, decide, and operate in the AI era.
My sessions are known for being deeply human, psychologically grounded, and fiercely practical. They offer a sharp contrast to hype-driven AI commentary.
Signature Talks
The Excuses AI Will Take From You
Identity, resistance, and the internal rewiring leaders must confront.
The Self-Revision Era
How to rebuild your thinking architecture when the pace of change accelerates beyond your habits.
Humans in Beta
What it means to lead with curiosity, stability, and judgment in a time of rapid reinvention.
Past Venues
Microsoft • universities • innovation labs • leadership summits • SaaS founder retreats
Audience takeaways
- A clear and human understanding of the real psychological and operational shifts required in the AI era
- Practical mental models they can apply immediately
- A calmer, more strategic sense of how to lead when everything feels fast, noisy, and unstable
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In every engagement, my goal is the same
Help leaders build a mind and a system that can hold under pressure so their company can scale with clarity instead of chaos.
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