Healing the Mind and Body: Why Functional Medicine Resonates with Veterans and First Responders
After spending 10 years as a U.S. Marshal, I’ve seen firsthand the physical and mental toll that careers in law enforcement and first response can take on a person. It’s a demanding life—long hours, high stress, and constant exposure to situations that test your limits. For many veterans and first responders, the struggle doesn’t end […]
Leadership Lessons from Federal Law Enforcement That Help Me Manage Creative Teams in Music and Medicine
Leadership is one of those skills that doesn’t just live in a single place. It travels with you, shaping how you show up no matter the job, the people, or the challenges. For me, leadership was forged over a decade in federal law enforcement as a U.S. Marshal—a career that demanded resilience, quick thinking, and […]
Balancing Beats and Business: How I Built a Career in Music While Launching a Functional Medicine Practice
If you told me ten years ago that I’d go from chasing fugitives as a U.S. Marshal to producing country music and opening a functional medicine practice, I would’ve said you were out of your mind. But life has a funny way of showing you exactly where you’re supposed to be—even if the road looks […]
Producing for Country Artists: Building Emotion, Trust, and Hits in the Studio
When people ask me what I do for a living, the short answer is “I produce music.” But the real answer is deeper than that. I help people tell their stories through sound. I guide artists through emotional terrain, sometimes painful, sometimes joyful, and I work to capture that feeling in a way that connects […]
Why I Chose Music Over Software Engineering
Even After Earning My Degree A few years ago, I did something most people wouldn’t expect: I spent months going through an intensive software engineering bootcamp, graduated with a solid skill set in full-stack development, and then… I walked away from it. Not because I couldn’t do it. Not because I wasn’t good at it. […]
The Audio Engineering Gateway
How My Passion for Sound Became a Career in Songwriting and Production If you told me 10 years ago that I’d be writing and producing songs for artists and getting my music placed on shows like Love Is Blind and broadcasts for MLB games, I would’ve been skeptical—but curious. Back then, I was deep in […]