I'm a long-time founder and serial entrepreneur committed to making a positive impact through various collaborative ventures.

Since picking up music at age 11 in a small town in West Tennessee, I've been driven by creativity and entrepreneurship. After touring in bands and nearly completing a biology degree, I moved to Nashville in 2004 to pursue music (like everyone else) - but life had other plans.

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I founded my first company in 2008, in the middle of a recession and with an overdrawn bank account. People thought I was crazy or delusional, and I agree because sometimes you have to be both when taking an idea and making it a reality. I grew that company to 7+ figures without borrowing money or bringing on partners and sold part of the company in late 2019. 

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I started other ventures between that timeframe, and while some failed along the way, others thrived - including Cavehouse Supply, a baby and kids brand focused on empowering kids so they can navigate early childhood with confidence, promoting play and learning, nurturing creativity, and social-emotional skills development through purposeful products and events. 

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After taking 2020 and part of 2021 as a consultant on merchandise strategy and product development, I recognized that many established companies struggled with systems, not products. This led me to launch a business strategy consultancy, helping 5+ year founders streamline operations, implement their vision, and own their time. I was able to take my 16+ years of experience building and growing my own companies and guide other founders towards long-term, sustainable growth.

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My background is in merch brand development, long-term business growth strategy, and just being a big kid. 

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I'm a contributing writer for one of the largest online apparel publications called Apparelist and currently serve on the board of The Educators' Cooperative, the communications committee for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a Community Achieves Program Partner with Metro Nashville Public Schools, and an advisor at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.

 

Here's the thing - I can't sit still when there's work to be done, and there is always work to be done. I am in love with what I get to do on a daily basis because it's the people that ignite that passion. Community is everything and at the end of the day, the work I do will always be fueled by purpose-driven optimism.