LEt'S TALK
I’m a business builder, marketer, researcher, relationship builder, and a lifelong curious person. My career has taken me through diverse industries, tackling various challenges in architecture and engineering, infrastructure, technology, industrial and manufacturing, maritime, and skilled trades, as well as marketing and professional services. This variety has become one of my greatest strengths. Every experience has taught me another way to approach a business problem-solving scenario.
I’ve developed business development programs, researched new markets using effective market research techniques, opened doors, nurtured client relationships, crafted proposals and presentations, collaborated with technical teams, helped implement CRM systems, devised strategic marketing insights, and discovered many solutions that lacked instruction manuals along the way.
I’m comfortable with the big picture but also enjoy getting into the details. I can spend a morning researching a market, then spend the afternoon engaging with the people working in it. I strive to understand how something functions, why it works that way, and if there might be a more effective method.
That curiosity significantly influences my work.
Part Art. Part Science.
Business is both. There’s the science—encompassing research, numbers, data, systems, technology, market intelligence, and strategy. Then there’s the art—focused on people, relationships, communication, creativity, instinct, timing, and experience.
I’ve always navigated somewhere in between. A spreadsheet can convey a lot of information, and so can a conversation. Technology can increase our speed, but it doesn’t inherently make us smarter. Sometimes, the most valuable question in the room is simply, 'Why are we doing it this way?'
I Like Looking at Things Differently.
Business is evolving at an unprecedented pace. AI is transforming how we research, communicate, market, sell, and work. We now have access to more information and tools than ever before, yet there’s an overwhelming amount of sameness—the same language, the same content, the same strategies, and the same AI outputs dressed in slightly different wrapping.
This makes original thinking, human judgment, and genuine curiosity even more essential. When examining a business or addressing a problem, I like to consider three elements: Past. Present. Possible. Where have you been, and what can we learn from it? What is happening right now? And what is coming over the horizon that we should be aware of? Then I begin connecting the dots.
I'm collaborative by nature. I ask many questions, enjoy engaging with intelligent people, tackling interesting problems, and exploring ideas that don't conform neatly. I believe that success is much more enjoyable when working with people you appreciate. I don’t claim to have all the answers, and I don’t think good consultants should either. You don’t have to know everything to ask a pointed question. Sometimes, that’s precisely where the answer begins.
THINK DIFFERENTLY. FIND A WAY.
My career has crossed a wide range of industries, including architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), infrastructure, maritime and shipbuilding, industrial, manufacturing, skilled trades, staffing and recruiting, technology and business systems, professional services, marketing and communications, utilities and energy, transportation, government contracting, consulting and small business. That range has given me the opportunity to see how very different businesses operate, compete, grow and solve problems, and to bring ideas and lessons from one industry into another.

One of my favorite Aesop's fables tells the story of a very thirsty crow dying for a drink. He finds a pitcher with a small amount of water at the bottom, but his beak can’t reach it. The crow looks around and notices some pebbles. One by one, he drops them into the pitcher until the water rises high enough to drink.
I have always loved this story this story because the crow didn’t need more resources (a bigger budget, a larger team, or more resources). He assessed what was available, grasped the problem, and found an alternative solution. This philosophy sums up my approach to business.














