A Brief History…

Spanning three decades of entrepreneurship, I’ve been an executive at companies from $5M to $1B in revenue. I was a CEO for 17 years. I’ve built and led organizations that far surpassed revenue goals, received awards and accolades, made it on the cover of a business magazine, brought in more than $100M ARR, entered new markets, gone from 13 employees to 2000 and IPOed, acquired businesses and been acquired. On that path, I’ve faced spectacular challenges – co-founder conflict, multi-year legal issues, missed goals, lost friendships, soul-crushing stress, neglected health, gone into hiding, and felt lost, alone and dissatisfied with life – total founder burnout.

Decades of therapy, retreats, hundreds of books, and working with coaches saved me from catastrophes – many of my own making. Over time, I came to be more connected with myself, more self-aware and really know who I am, what I stand for, where I’m going and how to get there. I’m comfortable now to say that I underwent a metamorphosis of change that was transformational.

That transformation for myself helped me achieve financial success and lasting peace for how I lead my life.

I experienced how inner clarity directly shaped my outer reality. Over time I observed that leaders and teams that thrived weren’t simply the smartest or most aggressive; certainly not the best offerings. They, too, were transformational. I realized what scaled companies was less about tools and more about people who went inward and transformed themselves.