About Me
Multifaceted entrepreneur-teacher-coach-leader. My mission is to foster leadership development and nurture educational growth by cultivating the potential within individuals.
My Story
In college, I majored in International Relations because it combined my 3 favorite disciplines: Psychology, Economics, and Political Science. I traveled abroad as an exchange student, which kickstarted my lifelong affair with exploring and learning about other cultures, peoples, and ways of life.
traveling and working abroad
Instead of joining the Peace Corps, I accepted a job to teach English in Korea where I lived for 4 years and explored a variety of paths. I freelanced as a voice-over actor for english-language children's educational shows, an international radio news correspondent, and as a salesman for organic food-products and cosmetics at conventions; I had my first foray into the entrepreneurial field with a college consultancy I co-founded; I helped broker business deals between European and Korean companies in the shipbuilding industry; and I eventually opened a new restaurant in Bali, Indonesia in 2018 that is still running today.
My strengths
In addition to my "hard skills," what are some of the "soft skills" that I bring to the table?
Lead & Strategy
My keen insights into people's skills and organizational needs make me an ideal strategist and leader.
Innovative
My innovation process uses a mix of logic, reason, creativity, and salesmanship in order to optimize situations.
Team Work
Collaboration is an essential component of success for me since good teamwork is what executes ideas.
results Oriented
I focus more on the outcome rather than the process because this allows for quicker iterations.
My past experience
I've worked as a teacher, consultant, salesman, radio dj, business owner, and much more. Each of these experiences help to inform my thinking process and designs.
Through it all, the one common denominator was always education. I have an insatiable curiosity about things and will never stop learning. I've had to start from the beginning as a novice countless times, so the process of "learning, unlearning, and then relearning" (per Alvin Toffler's theory in Future Shock) has become second nature to me.
