My story started with humble beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio. I was born into a family that was filled with love and support. Even though we did not have much money growing up, my family did whatever they could to fuel my visions and dreams at a young age. As a kid, I was obese and had a speech impediment. Statistically and logically, I should not be an international award-winning keynote speaker. The only way that was made possible was through the love, mercy, and grace by my Heavenly Father, the Lord Jesus Christ. The reason why I know this because this "struggle" allowed me to get a private speaking coach at a young age once a week to teach me on how to communicate and pronounce certain words (below is one of my speech report cards).

Even though I looked different and it was hard for others to understand me, I have always been called to be a speaker. I remember at a very young age pretending to be a speaker in front of imaginary audiences in my backyard with my brother. I would take the time to prepare talks and practice them in front of no one! Little did I know that I was pre-ordained to become a speaker that would change thousands of lives.

My story started with humble beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio. I was born into a family that was filled with love and support. Even though we did not have much money growing up, my family did whatever they could to fuel my visions and dreams at a young age. As a kid, I was obese and had a speech impediment. Statistically and logically, I should not be an international award-winning keynote speaker. The only way that was made possible was through the love, mercy, and grace by my Heavenly Father, the Lord Jesus Christ. The reason why I know this because this "struggle" allowed me to get a private speaking coach at a young age once a week to teach me on how to communicate and pronounce certain words (below is one of my speech report cards).

Even though I looked different and it was hard for others to understand me, I have always been called to be a speaker. I remember at a very young age pretending to be a speaker in front of imaginary audiences in my backyard with my brother. I would take the time to prepare talks and practice them in front of no one! Little did I know that I was pre-ordained to become a speaker that would change thousands of lives.

Now, this transition did not happen overnight as I had a lot of work to do! As I continued to grow and mature, I always gravitated towards team sports. I loved being around people and communicating with one another. I knew life was better off spent with others around so I became a 3-sport athlete playing football, basketball, and baseball. Not only did sports provide a community of brotherhood for me, it allowed me to exercise and lose weight while having a lot of fun. Sports allowed me to create healthy habits and disciplines in my life. It even allowed my to get a scholarship in college by playing football and opened up the door for international travel as I played overseas basketball in Beijing, China.

During my time abroad, I learned a lot about myself. I learned my strengths and weaknesses. The biggest takeaways from playing sports was that my success would depend on my work ethic and attitude.  You see, I was never the strongest, quickest, fastest, or the most talented guy on the team when we would start. However, I was the hardest worker and had the best attitude during games and practice. I wouldn't let little setbacks or the score deter me from the end in mind. This led to championship games and many individual accolades that I still translate into business today.

Even though I learned that the NBA wouldn't be in my future, I was able to transform my body and my health. I also learned that I wanted to make a lot of money to provide for my family and future generations. This curiosity started with a simple Google search "how to make money online" which then led me down a lot of rabbit holes. This opened up the doors for many ads saying "make money anywhere in the world." I clicked on all of them and bought all the up-sells. I had no idea what I was doing but knew I had to do something. This led me to learning more about online marketing, personal development, and business world. I ended up stumbling across an incredible business event and saw the amazing lineup of speakers. Jack Canfield , the NYT best selling author, was the keynote speaker and I knew I had to attend.

Even though I didn't have enough money to attend the event, I found a way just like all successful people. I ended up getting a loan from my brother at the time to travel to this event to see what would happen. This first event opened up my eyes on what was possible. People came all around the world to attend. They had different business models, were serving with intention, and were making a lot of money. What seemed impossible to me, now looked possible. If they could do it, I could definitely do it.

Finally, after a long 3 day event Jack Canfield came on stage. I just remember him transforming the energy in the room. People were crying, laughing, hugging, and he received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation. People wanted to get a photo with him (including me) and I remember telling myself "this is what I want to do with my life."

During my time abroad, I learned a lot about myself. I learned my strengths and weaknesses. The biggest takeaways from playing sports was that my success would depend on my work ethic and attitude.  You see, I was never the strongest, quickest, fastest, or the most talented guy on the team when we would start. However, I was the hardest worker and had the best attitude during games and practice. I wouldn't let little setbacks or the score deter me from the end in mind. This led to championship games and many individual accolades that I still translate into business today.

Even though I learned that the NBA wouldn't be in my future, I was able to transform my body and my health. I also learned that I wanted to make a lot of money to provide for my family and future generations. This curiosity started with a simple Google search "how to make money online" which then led me down a lot of rabbit holes. This opened up the doors for many ads saying "make money anywhere in the world." I clicked on all of them and bought all the up-sells. I had no idea what I was doing but knew I had to do something. This led me to learning more about online marketing, personal development, and business world. I ended up stumbling across an incredible business event and saw the amazing lineup of speakers. Jack Canfield , the NYT best selling author, was the keynote speaker and I knew I had to attend.

Even though I didn't have enough money to attend the event, I found a way just like all successful people. I ended up getting a loan from my brother at the time to travel to this event to see what would happen. This first event opened up my eyes on what was possible. People came all around the world to attend. They had different business models, were serving with intention, and were making a lot of money. What seemed impossible to me, now looked possible. If they could do it, I could definitely do it.

Finally, after a long 3 day event Jack Canfield came on stage. I just remember him transforming the energy in the room. People were crying, laughing, hugging, and he received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation. People wanted to get a photo with him (including me) and I remember telling myself "this is what I want to do with my life."

As my personal and professional wins started to stack up over the years, I started to get noticed. These speaking events started really opening up doors of opportunity to make more meaningful connections, create more impact, and generate more income. My ability to build strong relationship, generate sales, and speak from stage were all skills that made me extremely attractive in the marketplace. These skills opened up a new door of opportunity which was to work with the largest personal development events company in the world at the time.

We would host several events every single month around the world and I became the #1 sales leader at this organization. We would work with some of the biggest personal development names in the industry such as Tony Robbins, Russell Brunson, Grant Cardone, Gary Vee, Robert Kiyosaki, Daymond John, and Kevin O'Leary from the shark tank. We would sell out arenas filled with people all around the world. My job would be to manage, train, and lead the sales reps at these events along with working alongside each speaker to ensure we could sell their offers to each attendee following the event. I was able to see Tony Robbins keynote about 14 times and every single time.... the attendees would come into the event unsure what to expect and they would leave with tears running down their face, sore shoulders from fist pumping so much, and with a brand new outlook on life. Tony was a master and I was able to learn from him subconsciously as he had speaking down to science and he was able to get a predictable result every time.

This was such a blessing. During this time in my life, I worked 12-16 hours, but had some of the most fun in my life. It required much sacrafice but was totally worth it. Then COVID hit. Knocking out the live event business for the unforseeable future. During this time period, I doubled down on my craft as a sales consultant and was able to grow that side of the business to new heights. From the profit in that business, I was seeking new investment opportunities. 

Then it hit me!

At this point, I have attended live events, worked live events, and spoke at live events. The last thing I need to do was throw my own live events and this is exactly what we did. Now if you have ever put on your own live event, you know how much time, energy, and money goes into it. You have to pay for the venue, market the event, accommodate your speakers, and so much more! I reinvested my profits and started a company called the Epic Growth Conference. We were the first live events company that hosted an entire business conference on a boat. Many events have one day or some part of the event on a boat for networking, but we had the full business conference on the boat. It was a massive hit and we were able to host several others which gave our attendees to experience mansions, private jets, yachts, crushing a car with a tank, and even shoot a machine gun out of a helicopter! These experiences brought some of the top up and coming business leaders around the world into one room to teach us the skills to become financially free. Not only did these events change me professionally, but also personally. I was able to meet my wife who I am still married to this day. 

As my personal and professional wins started to stack up over the years, I started to get noticed. These speaking events started really opening up doors of opportunity to make more meaningful connections, create more impact, and generate more income. My ability to build strong relationship, generate sales, and speak from stage were all skills that made me extremely attractive in the marketplace. These skills opened up a new door of opportunity which was to work with the largest personal development events company in the world at the time.

We would host several events every single month around the world and I became the #1 sales leader at this organization. We would work with some of the biggest personal development names in the industry such as Tony Robbins, Russell Brunson, Grant Cardone, Gary Vee, Robert Kiyosaki, Daymond John, and Kevin O'Leary from the shark tank. We would sell out arenas filled with people all around the world. My job would be to manage, train, and lead the sales reps at these events along with working alongside each speaker to ensure we could sell their offers to each attendee following the event. I was able to see Tony Robbins keynote about 14 times and every single time.... the attendees would come into the event unsure what to expect and they would leave with tears running down their face, sore shoulders from fist pumping so much, and with a brand new outlook on life. Tony was a master and I was able to learn from him subconsciously as he had speaking down to science and he was able to get a predictable result every time.

This was such a blessing. During this time in my life, I worked 12-16 hours, but had some of the most fun in my life. It required much sacrafice but was totally worth it. Then COVID hit. Knocking out the live event business for the unforseeable future. During this time period, I doubled down on my craft as a sales consultant and was able to grow that side of the business to new heights. From the profit in that business, I was seeking new investment opportunities. 

Then it hit me!

At this point, I have attended live events, worked live events, and spoke at live events. The last thing I need to do was throw my own live events and this is exactly what we did. Now if you have ever put on your own live event, you know how much time, energy, and money goes into it. You have to pay for the venue, market the event, accommodate your speakers, and so much more! I reinvested my profits and started a company called the Epic Growth Conference. We were the first live events company that hosted an entire business conference on a boat. Many events have one day or some part of the event on a boat for networking, but we had the full business conference on the boat. It was a massive hit and we were able to host several others which gave our attendees to experience mansions, private jets, yachts, crushing a car with a tank, and even shoot a machine gun out of a helicopter! These experiences brought some of the top up and coming business leaders around the world into one room to teach us the skills to become financially free. Not only did these events change me professionally, but also personally. I was able to meet my wife who I am still married to this day. 

After revolutionizing the event business, there was one thing left to do....a TEDx talk. As an aspiring speaker my whole life, TEDx has been a goal of mine for the longest time. In fact the journey to get onto the TEDx stage took me about 3 years of rigorous focus and determination. Just like anything in my life that yielded fruit and success, I found a coach or a mentor to help me get the desired result. I ended up hiring a company that was supposed to help me develop my talk and get me placed. After $10,000+ and 14 months of time, I still wasn't placed and this company refused to give me a refund. In a discouraged state, I called out to the Lord! Why is this happening to me?! He clearly told me, "Keep going." After that moment, I got accepted to speak at a TEDx event within 7 days by learning this process myself. That event was another 9 months out and then the my talk "How to Find Your Life's Purpose" was finally released on the TEDx Youtube channel 2 months after delivering in person at John Carroll University (my alma mater).

After giving my TEDx talk, we were able to reach over 500K views within 3 short months of the talk being live, and we plan to hit 1M views by the end of the year. Out of everything that I have done in my career, delivering a TEDx talk has definitely been one of the most transformative experiences for me personally and professionally. Even though my successes did not come overnight, it was a long, hard-fought journey that has only begun and have been super grateful for every step of the way. Now my main focus is helping over 1,000 people land a TEDx talk before 2025. It took me about 3 years to land a TEDx talk and wanted to streamline this process so you don't make the same mistake I did so I created a free training, "How to Land a TEDx Talk in 30 Days or Less" to help you do just that.

I look forward to seeing you on the big stage soon! God Bless 🙏

After revolutionizing the event business, there was one thing left to do....a TEDx talk. As an aspiring speaker my whole life, TEDx has been a goal of mine for the longest time. In fact the journey to get onto the TEDx stage took me about 3 years of rigorous focus and determination. Just like anything in my life that yielded fruit and success, I found a coach or a mentor to help me get the desired result. I ended up hiring a company that was supposed to help me develop my talk and get me placed. After $10,000+ and 14 months of time, I still wasn't placed and this company refused to give me a refund. In a discouraged state, I called out to the Lord! Why is this happening to me?! He clearly told me, "Keep going." After that moment, I got accepted to speak at a TEDx event within 7 days by learning this process myself. That event was another 9 months out and then the my talk "How to Find Your Life's Purpose" was finally released on the TEDx Youtube channel 2 months after delivering in person at John Carroll University (my alma mater).

After giving my TEDx talk, we were able to reach over 500K views within 3 short months of the talk being live, and we plan to hit 1M views by the end of the year. Out of everything that I have done in my career, delivering a TEDx talk has definitely been one of the most transformative experiences for me personally and professionally. Even though my successes did not come overnight, it was a long, hard-fought journey that has only begun and have been super grateful for every step of the way. Now my main focus is helping over 1,000 people land a TEDx talk before 2025. It took me about 3 years to land a TEDx talk and wanted to streamline this process so you don't make the same mistake I did so I created a free training, "How to Land a TEDx Talk in 30 Days or Less" to help you do just that.

I look forward to seeing you on the big stage soon! God Bless 🙏