About Me

My great-grandfather used to say it like a fact.
Not a compliment. Not a prediction.

“He has an innate intelligence.”

He’d say it firmly, almost interrupting the room.

My mom would smile and answer him the same way every time — “I know, Pop.”
And that would be that.

I grew up carrying that sentence. Not as pressure, but as something already decided. Something already true. I didn’t think of it as being smart. It felt more like a way of knowing — a quiet sense of when something was right, or when it wasn’t.

In school, I leaned on it in tests, in projects, in ways I couldn’t explain. Answers and solutions would come, not forced, not rushed — just present. Over time, I noticed this way of knowing wasn’t only for academics. It showed up in decisions, in people, and in situations that required judgment, influence, and responsibility. When I ignored it, things scattered. When I listened, everything aligned — strategy, relationships, outcomes.

That same instinct now guides my work in leadership development and coaching. I help teams, executives, and emerging leaders recognize what’s already within them — the decisions, insight, and clarity that exist beneath the surface — so they can operate with presence, confidence, and coherence. The work isn’t about creating leaders; it’s about uncovering them.