My story is being played at a museum in Washington D.C. Let that sink in. I came to America at 17 with nothing. I slept on cardboard in a basement. No money. Eating peanut butter and jelly just to survive. Took 17 years to finish college. Then one day, a manager at The Home Depot asked me how I was doing. I told him the truth: I was sleeping in a basement and didn't know how I'd make it. He didn't just listen. He gave me $600 dollars to buy a mattress. Then he took me on a journey. Showed me what leadership actually meant. Showed me that people matter. That your story matters. The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream selected my story among 10,000 Americans featured in their exhibit. Same room as Oprah Winfrey. Kevin O'Leary. Magic Johnson. And the late Bernie Marcus Co-Founder of The Home Depot. ( RIP). The company that believed in me when I was sleeping on cardboard. I didn't come from privilege. I came from a basement, sleeping on carboard. I came from nothing. And somehow, my story is now on a museum wall. Today I help leaders find their story, tell it with confidence, and use it to build authority and influence. Because what happened TO you is not the end. It's the beginning of someone else's breakthrough. I've watched leaders get promoted. I've watched them build movements. All because they stopped hiding their story and started owning it. This is why I speak and coach others to tell them this: Your story is your strategy. Not your setback —> your strategy. Don't you ever let anyone tell you your story doesn't matter. It belongs in rooms you never imagined. Who's the person who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself?

Started the year with a reset. 🧭 Vacation with the family. The kids are asleep. My wife is asleep. And I’m up early getting ready to cook breakfast… and then Disney for the kids. And honestly? This is why I worked so hard all year. Not for titles. Not for applause. Not just for the paycheck. But to give my family moments I never had growing up. Memories. Experiences. Smiles I’ll replay in my mind for years. I didn’t always have this. There was a time I was sleeping on cardboard, overwhelmed, wondering if life would ever change. But God is faithful. And discipline + consistency add up over time. If you’re grinding right now and it feels slow, don’t quit. Your future family moments are being built in the quiet seasons. Grateful. Focused. Reset. Let’s work and most importantly, let’s live. 🙏🏾 #Breakfree

When life breaks you, it can feel like the story is over but it isn’t. In this DEBx talk, I share how the hardest seasons of my life became the turning point that helped me rise, heal, and rebuild purpose. If you’ve felt stuck, broken, overlooked, or ready to quit… this message is for you. You’ll learn: • How to rewrite your story after setbacks • How to find purpose in painful seasons • How resilience, faith, and discipline change your future • Why your lowest moments don’t define you If this encouraged you, comment:“I’m rewriting my story.” And share it with someone who needs hope today. Youtube link: https://youtu.be/1GWGLgt9Fz8

The preparation for a year of EPIC success begins... Yesterday, the tree came down. In its place, my "weekend office" is now set up - a desk flanked by the books I love. Today, the sorting begins, the bins that never got unpacked. The handouts that need to be filed away to guarantee easy access when they are needed. At some point, an office deep clean will happen. Bit by bit, day by day, I prepare for January 5th when the fun begins again. But first, I prepare. Success takes preparation, after all.