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I Didn’t Chase the Stage, I Chased Responsibility
My dad handed me a sheet of paper and 30 minutes’ notice.
We were at our Pop Warner football banquet.
I was about to give my first speech.
In front of 400 people.
Did I mention I was 8?
I panicked, but I saw no escape. So I stepped up, paper trembling in hand. And spoke.
As I scurried off the stage, knees still wobbling, I was met with roaring applause and encouragement:
“You spoke so clearly,”
“You’re a natural,”
“You’re a great speaker.”
“I… I guess I am?!”
That day, a belief was rooted. A beautiful half-truth, but a seed nonetheless. Not one that made me crave the spotlight. One that made me raise my hand when no one else would.
At 21, propelled by that belief, I joined Toastmasters. A month in, on my way to the airport – over-caffeinated and speaking like a squirrel – I had a realization that changed my world:
Our best ideas, poorly communicated, aren’t… worth… a thing.
Suddenly, this wasn’t about public speaking. It was about every interaction. And what started as a speaking habit became a full-blown obsession.
Good thing I was obsessed because I still wonder how I kept getting back up after:
Going blank in front of 400 people…
Losing half a dozen speaking competitions…
Watching folks fall asleep during a speech I spent three months crafting…
But still, this obsession wasn’t supposed to become a career. It was just meant to support the work I’d been told to do.
Until I ran face-first into a proverbial wall.
I was burnt out, looking 30 years down the line at my life. Funny, I’d spent my life to date hoping for certainty, but when the path ahead was clear as day – 7-figures within reach, working with people I loved, I wouldn’t even have to work crazy hours…
I wanted nothing to do with it.
Turns out, certainty isn’t all that sexy. Especially when you’re certain you’d be bunking in a cell with regret.
But pain equaled action.
I accidentally built a process.
A process that turned into intentional action.
That action uncovered purpose.
And purpose gave me direction.
Still, not this direction.
That came a year later, at a time when I was in final interviews at a burgeoning Bitcoin start-up. In a casual conversation, a new friend said something that I couldn’t let go of:
“Have you ever considered charging for the coaching you’re already providing?”
No. No, I had not.
That question was a fork in the road, and I chose the path less traveled.
Since then, I’ve helped CEOs of NYSE-traded companies, professional speakers commanding 5-figure fees, and Bitcoin pioneers sharpen their message and own the stage.
Their talks have earned standing ovations, sparked seven-figure conversations, and shaped the narrative at conferences like Money 20/20, The Bitcoin Conference, and Future Proof.
And this business?
It’s the thing my younger self never thought he could do, but now I know: it was always what I was meant to do.
This isn’t just a business, it’s a 22-year obsession, finally given shape.
And I’d be honored to share it with you.
