I grew up in a working-class family in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. As a kid, I didn’t have a clear vision for my future—I just loved playing sports and competing. I graduated from Plymouth State University in 2007 with a business degree, but when the 2008 market crash hit, job prospects dried up. With few options, I went back to my college summer job: digging graves.

I got married (yes, my wife really married a grave digger), and with our first child on the way, I knew I had to make a move. I applied everywhere and eventually landed a role at a small tech startup. I was doing fine—showing up, working hard—but I wasn’t getting ahead. That’s when a senior engineer pulled me aside and told me something that changed my life: “Tech is always changing. If you learn how to learn, you’ll be ahead of most people within a year. Most folks in tech are full of it—if you can actually deliver, you’ll get what you’re looking for.”

That advice hit hard. So I got serious. I asked myself: What am I really looking for? What does it mean to deliver? And how do I actually learn? That mindset shift propelled me forward. I traveled across the country meeting customers, became a product manager, earned my MBA from Liberty University, and moved into leadership. The startup eventually sold, and I took those lessons into new ventures.

Not every startup I joined was a win—some crashed hard—but each one taught me more about what works, what doesn’t, and why. Today, I’m building with an incredible team and still learning every day.

Now, I want to take everything I’ve learned over the past 15 years and break it down so others don’t have to take the long, bumpy road I did. If you want a career in tech, I want to help you build the skills to get there—faster and with more clarity. My hope is to help people grow in a way that highlights their God-given traits, skills, and passions—so they can truly contribute, stand out, and positively impact the teams and companies they serve.