I started my career in capital markets, trading for nearly eight years before deciding risk should mean more than numbers on a screen. My first venture was in ed-tech, where I learned the hard way how expensive bad communication can be—and the power of great UX and clear requirements.

At Littlelines, I found the mentorship I’d been looking for and the freedom to grow a business building products for high-tech companies on the coasts. A few years later, I launched OrigamiMade with support from the Dayton Entrepreneurs Center. That experience opened my eyes to how hard the founder’s path really is. After Origami was acquired, I joined the EC to help other founders navigate it with a little less pain.

The through-line has been curiosity and critical thinking: moving from markets, to ventures, to mentorship, and now to writing. Each week I publish essays on Medium that surface overlooked ideas from history, design, and AI—essays meant to make people laugh, learn, and think differently about the systems we’re building.