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"Fresh, new and different.

Exciting and cutting-edge."

My work is grounded in lived leadership experience.

Not an armchair theorist—I’ve held leadership positions around the world, worked in both private companies and government, and built as an entrepreneur, including as a VC-funded startup founder. My experience spans a wide range of industries, including biotech, rehab, restaurants, health clubs, and spas. I’ve taught at the university level, including at San Jose State University and George Washington University School of Medicine.

Across this work, I explore a central idea: Leadership capacity is biological.

I’ve worked with people who want to be leaders and influencers across industries, to strengthen both the internal and external dimensions of leadership—how they think, decide, and show up in complex environments.

Much of my leadership experience was shaped in high-pressure, high-performance environments—5-star, detail-driven organizations where excellence was expected. This is where I learned to operate under pressure, navigate complexity, and lead when decisions carried weight.

Earlier in my career, my work in health and human performance focused on improving energy, strength, and resilience using science-backed methods. It was here that I discovered that decline of the human body and brain (commonly known as aging) is not what we thought it was—and can be largely avoided. 

That foundation informs how I approach leadership performance—how we think and lead is deeply connected to how the body is functioning.

Today, I bring this work into organizations through speaking and workshops—supporting leaders and teams carrying meaningful responsibility.

I’m also the host of the podcast Leadership, Life, Health & Happiness, recognized by Spotify for being among the top 10% of podcasts globally for listener engagement. Through the show, I explore leadership, physical and mental performance, and decision-making in real-world contexts.

And I’m the author of Eat to Lead, which explores how food and biology influences energy, clarity, and decision-making. The work reflects over two decades of experience in physiology, nutrition, and human performance—and continues to inform my approach to leadership, capacity, and sustained energy. The ideas in this book are part of the foundation of my work, highlighting how daily inputs shape the biological systems that drive how leaders need to think, feel, and perform.

I’ve lived and worked internationally, including New York City, Washington, DC, Honolulu, Silicon Valley, Seoul, and Los Angeles—experiences that continue to shape my understanding of leadership and human energy across cultures and environments.

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