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Exit Readiness Checklist: What Investors and Buyers Look For
Exit Readiness Checklist: What Investors and Buyers Look For
Pillar 5 of the Ready Founder framework is Succession and Exit Planning. The idea is straightforward: a successful exit…
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The Number That's Lying to You
The Number That's Lying to You
A founder came to us confident and relieved. "We're profitable," they told me.
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Founders Who Wait Fail
Founders Who Wait Fail
Every January, founders tell me what they're going to fix this year. "I need to hire someone for sales.
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The Year You Stop Guessing and Start Leading
The Year You Stop Guessing and Start Leading
Every December, founders tell me the same thing. "This year went fast.
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The October Reset: Building Your 2026 Goal Setting System
The October Reset: Building Your 2026 Goal Setting System
Before you set another target, answer this one question I'm writing this after three big cups of coffee this morning…
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The September Secret to Dominating Q4
The September Secret to Dominating Q4
Why annual planning in September isn't optional - it's survival Every year, I watch the same pattern repeat itself…
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Cash Flow: The Silent Business Killer That Even Great Founders Miss
Cash Flow: The Silent Business Killer That Even Great Founders Miss
Why your biggest wins can become your biggest threats I was talking with a founder just last week - a guy who's been…
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Are You Capital Ready? The Truth About Getting Funding When You Actually Need It
Are You Capital Ready? The Truth About Getting Funding When You Actually Need It
A frank conversation about why "access to capital" isn't really the problem I get a lot of calls from founders who say…
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Building a Culture of Accountability: How Self-Accountability Became the Foundation of Our Success
Building a Culture of Accountability: How Self-Accountability Became the Foundation of Our Success
A personal reflection on why accountability starts from within I used to think accountability was about setting…
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🏦 What are banks actually looking for? Stop guessing and start growing. Join Grasshopper Bank for "Becoming Bankable: What Makes You a ‘Triple…
🏦 What are banks actually looking for? Stop guessing and start growing. Join Grasshopper Bank for "Becoming Bankable: What Makes You a ‘Triple…
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An owner said, “I feel like the bad guy pushing deadlines.” Once ownership and timelines were explicit, the pressure disappeared. The system carried…
An owner said, “I feel like the bad guy pushing deadlines.” Once ownership and timelines were explicit, the pressure disappeared. The system carried…
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Humbled and proud to be standing among giants who are committed to working hard every day to positively influence and serve their communities!…
Humbled and proud to be standing among giants who are committed to working hard every day to positively influence and serve their communities!…
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Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- 5 years
Economic Empowerment
The Northern Virigina Chamber of Commerce is the Voice of Business in Northern Virginia®. As a board member, I helped to guide the organization and ensured that the chamber stayed true to its mission and acted to advance the interest of members.
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Board Member
Leadership Fairfax
- 14 years
Civil Rights and Social Action
Leadership Fairfax connects, develops, and inspires leaders from diverse backgrounds and experiences to engage in building a better community. I was a board member for two years and continue to be an active member of the alumni community.
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Board Member
Mason Neck Citizens Association
- 3 years
Civil Rights and Social Action
Mason Neck Citizens Association (MNCA) is a civic association founded to help protect an historically and environmentally significant peninsula along the Potomac River in Northern Virginia. I served on the board and helped provide strategic vision and oversight for the association.
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Mentor, Veteran Investment Program (VEIP)
PenFed Foundation VEIP (Veteran Entrepreneur Investment Program)
- Present 5 years
i18n_veterans
I volunteer to mentor cohorts of veterans and military spouse entrepreneurs working through the phases of launching a business, from the idea stage through raising funding and scaling. The program focuses on helping participants better understand the process of gaining access to capital.
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Founder and CKO - Chief Kayaking Officer
Kids Kayaking
- Present 7 years
Children
My wife and I founded Kids Kayaking to provide opportunities for kids to go kayaking and enjoy time on the water. Our goal is to take 200 kids kayaking every summer.
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Co-Founder/Organizer
1 Million Cups Fairfax
- 2 years 1 month
Economic Empowerment
I was the cofounder of 1 Million Cups Fairfax. 1MC provides a supportive, inclusive space for entrepreneurs and their communities to gather and connect, where they can work through business challenges and identify opportunities.
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Co-Founder/Organizer
1 Million Cups - Washington DC
- 1 year 1 month
Economic Empowerment
I was a founding member of 1MC - Washington DC. 1MC provides a supportive, inclusive space for entrepreneurs and their communities to gather and connect, where they can work through business challenges and identify opportunities.
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Ambassador
Bunker Labs
- Present 2 years 4 months
i18n_veterans
Bunker Labs helps veterans and military spouses launch and grow successful businesses by providing courses, programs, and community. The Ambassador Program brings together entrepreneurial servant leaders to prepare them for engineering local business environments that support veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs. We also host events and network extensively to help veterans and their families.
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Here's how I feel about the AI-native GL space right now: Very excited. Actually. But I also feel like I'm trying to pick the winner of a…
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Great tool for comparing MedTech cybersecurity requirements across countries and regions.
Great tool for comparing MedTech cybersecurity requirements across countries and regions.
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There’s something different about working with veteran entrepreneurs. Maybe it’s the bias for action. Maybe it’s the resilience. Maybe it’s the…
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