Creative Entrepreneur, Consumer Technologist, Brand Strategist
* leading Inside Out, a mass-market publication for tattoo enthusiasts
* co-founded, raised money, launched Leap app, a social platform for making better connections
* co-founded, built, and sold GameChanger Media (NPS 70+, > $10M ARR) to Dick's Sporting Goods
* built one of first iOS apps on the App Store (2008), a location-driven city guide
* self-taught programmer with multiple awards & 5+ patents
* taught myself product and operations, hired all-star team, rolled out OKRs, ran strategic planning
* pivoted from technical track into general/strategic management
Tie between Crossing the Chasm (it's been suggested I get a "chasm" tattoo, given my obsession with market adoption dynamics) and Competition Demystified (my grounding in competitive strategy).
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Exactly what I'm doing now: building things.