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Gender Equity, LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Healthy Spirituality, Religious Tolerance, Psychodynamic Therapy, Public Speaking, Writing, Running, Mountain Biking, and sadly, the New York Mets.

Working with emerging entrepreneurs and helping them succeed

I'm passionate about mindfulness and its potential to transform nearly everything. My specific focus is using mindfulness, emerging knowledge from neuroscience, game theory and technology (VR and social networks) to combat addiction and to aid those who are in our criminal justice system. I'm a student of the wisdom traditions. Into creating sustainable solutions & long term thinking. Criminal Justice Reform. Flourishing...Optimizing....Truth....Beauty. Love to longboard with my son's. Collect old IH Scouts and cool convertibles.

Storytelling

Collaborating with people and brands that inspire me.

Brand building, Health, Fitness, Adventurous Travel, Conservation and Michigan (Go Blue!)

Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, Crowd Sourcing, Leveraging Talent, Growing and Developing Talent, The STEM crisis in the US, Employing Veterans, Technology

I’m passionate about restoring what the world has stolen—especially from those society overlooks. I believe in the unshakable resilience of people who’ve survived tragedy and injustice. My life’s mission is to build systems that honor their experiences, activate their genius, and amplify their voices in the global conversation. Whether I’m designing AI Genies that help elders write their life stories or building portals that reconnect the homeless with their mental stability, my passion is to bridge pain and innovation, so people don’t just survive, they rise.