When I was 12, a drunk driver changed my life forever. The accident left me paralyzed from the waist down — a T-11 spinal cord injury. At twelve years old, the world as I knew it was completely rewritten. But here's the thing about having your life upended that young: you learn fast that the only limits that matter are the ones you accept.
So I refused to accept any of them. After high school I moved to Costa Rica for a year — surfing, exploring, figuring out who I was. Then six months in New Zealand, which became my favorite place on earth. I went to Dallas Theological Seminary — my Christian faith is central to who I am, and it shaped how I think about serving people and doing meaningful work.
I spent 14 years in Dallas, where I met my wife Ansley — married in 2013 and my partner in every adventure since. We recently made the move to Cincinnati, and we're building our next chapter here.
Being a paraplegic never kept me from building a career, starting businesses, traveling the world, or making things with my hands. If anything, it taught me that obstacles are just problems waiting for a creative solution — and that mindset drives everything I do.
