I’ve had this drafted since January and haven’t had the courage to post it until now. This is also a different format with additional commentary baked into the post. This is Part 1. For years, I’ve needed self-repair; mentally, physically, and emotionally, but...
Running a company (multiple companies) for 16 years is hard - running a company by yourself is even harder - running a company while dealing with depression is impossible. I'm just one person. I have a personal life; a family, a home,...
Recently, I was retained to locate a buyer/lessee for an innovative tech compound here in Las Vegas. When I first walked this place I was in awe - the quality of the renovations were top-notch, and the place was massive! You could...
Last week, with great success, I sent out an email to 150+ active investors that I've engaged with in some capacity in the past 2 years. Together we closed two of the open deals, and have 4 new leads that I've connected...
I’ve been actively involved in mentoring and advising startups for the last 8 years, and while I think they are vitally important to the success of founders, I’ve observed others who I felt were abusing this privilege or position for personal gain,...
365-Day Challenge It’s been two years since I began a “365-Day Challenge” as my attempt to get healthy in a sustainable way. I had set my goal a year out so that I wasn’t rushing into a bad diet or habit in reaching...
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So much has changed since my last post - my career direction, my physical shape & size, my mentality, focus, even my goals...
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In April, I accepted a position at Iron Yard Ventures managing our new Hospitality and Gaming Accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. The new role comes with perks such as access to invite-only events. So, I used up my travel budget (another perk of the...