My Story
I've been that business owner — so deep in the day-to-day I couldn't see the business anymore.
It started with my own health. Exercise changed my life completely, so I became a personal trainer. Then a gym manager. Then I owned Anytime Fitness locations and built training programs I loved growing. I thought I had it figured out.
“You started your business to help people. My job is to make sure you get back to that.”
How I Got Here
COVID gave me time to really dig into marketing — how to attract the right people, not just more people. That worked. Then AI came along and I dove in. What I realized is that business is business. When you understand your customer and your systems, you can help anyone.
My passion is local business owners. I know what it's like to be working so hard inside your business that you can't see it clearly anymore. You started with a dream. You wanted to help people. Somewhere along the way, the business started running you instead of the other way around.
Today there are more tools than ever — especially AI — but knowing what to use, how to use it, when you're already stretched thin? That's overwhelming. My job is to learn those tools, figure out how they actually apply to small businesses, and show you how to use them. So your dream can come true. So you can help the people you set out to help.
Today I'm based in Wichita, Kansas — actively acquiring and operating local businesses through Buy & Build, and running Tuscan Salon & Studios — an 18-suite private salon rental space at full occupancy. I don't just coach strategy. I live it.