About Me

Born: 1994 in Toledo, Ohio

Got into guitar, songwriting, photoshop & video editing very early

2009-2012: High School: St. John’s Jesuit

Groups/Clubs: Debate, Theater, DnD, Digital Photography

Got into torrenting, jailbreaking, forums, and reddit

2010-2011: First Job: Kroger (bagger/cart retriever)

January 2011: Started dating the love of my life

June 2011: Volunteer trip to Guatemala (profound & life changing)

2012: Fell in love with stand up comedy

2012-2014: College: Loyola University Chicago

Double Major: English and Cultural & Religious Anthropology

Minor: Journalism

Dropped out after 2 years

2013: Job in College: Chainlinks (on campus bike shop)

Hobbies in college: smoking too much weed, skipping class, thinking about the universe, dreaming about traveling

I wrote a lot in college, rented equipment and made a rap mixtape (don’t ask to hear it, it’s lost on some cloud server somewhere that I don’t have access to), and got really into spray paint art and graffiti in general

Summer 2013: Had a job at a greenhouse while I was home for the summer. Worked in brutally hot and humid conditions, which taught me about hard manual labor, and made me appreciate the workers who grow, pick, and deliver my food

2014: Moved back to Ohio, moved out on my own, got a job at

2014-2017: Michael’s Arts and Crafts

I did everything at that store. Started as just a cashier, worked a few truck/stocking shifts, moved up to custom framer, helped move store to new location and helped build/set up new location

I learned a lot from Michaels. I learned about art, got to talk with a bunch of amazing artists who came in for supplies. While custom framing, I learned about attention to detail, craftsmanship, pride, salesmanship, word is bond, and strangely empathy. When people came in looking to get something framed, it was usually a significant moment in their life. I got to talk about, and be a part of their memory that will hang in their house for decades.

2014: Got into calligraphy, still a hobby to this day (as you can see)

Learned about digital nomads, drop shipping, GaryVee, Casey Neistat, MKBHD, and more. The idea of making money online and living an alternative lifestyle started to seem real

I got a job as a podcast producer but that was short lived because the laptop I was trying to work with was old, unreliable and made me look like a lackluster employee.

2015-2016: Had a bunch of other side jobs. Dick’s Sporting Goods in their bike department. At Home where I was unloading furniture

off pallets, assembling it, and then putting it out on the display floor. I worked a few months as fire watch on a building that was under construction.

2016-2017: Toledo Pet Farm, facility manager

Dog daycare/boarding/grooming

I was in charge of the whole business. Customer acquisition, checking people in, customer relations, website building and social media management, scrubbing toilets, cleaning dog poop, administering medicine, and a whole bunch more.

This job more than any other, helped me to be a better employee. Because I was in charge of everyone, I knew what the other side looked like now, and I was better able to understand my managers at other jobs.

February 2018: Married my wife

2017-2018: I worked in the factory that makes Jeep Wranglers

It’s pretty much the only good job in Toledo, and kind of the city’s claim to fame. I worked in the paint shop, shot pufoam (basically spray insulation) in the body, or checked the paint for defects. I was back up team lead in the short time I was there, but ultimately left because I hated factory life. I was working 60-70 hour weeks, and I was constantly mean. I didn’t realize until I left, but because I was always so physically and mentally tired, I was short tempered and hostile to people who didn’t deserve it. I learned about burn out, and realized that my body is not equipped to work 70+ hours a week for years at a time. I needed to slow down

2018-2022 Panera, Overnight Baker

Panera actually paid me decently, and the hours weren’t awful, so I settled for a few years. I would rate my performance a B+. I wasn’t outstanding (tbh I didn’t really care about being 100% perfect, as long as it looked good enough to sell). I was offered a promotion several times, but I declined as I knew this wasn’t going to be a career for me, and didn’t want to take on extra responsibility. This job taught me about self love. I was able to grow a spine, stand up for myself, and get what I wanted out of the situation instead of just rolling over and taking whatever was offered.

April 2020: Son #1 born, bought my camera and iPad

July 2021: Son #2 born, made my website and store