About
By age 30, I had achieved every childhood dream. As a drummer and musical director, I toured internationally with chart-topping artists in country, pop, and rock, performing for millions around the world. Music offered breadth of impact, but also revealed its limits.
What I longed for was depth. Alongside my performing career, I became immersed in psychology, philosophy, and wellness. My niche degree in jazz drumming had sharpened listening skills that proved as valuable offstage as on.
Earning the ICF Professional Certified Coach credential opened the door to new avenues—supporting clients at companies including Google, AT&T, IBM, and BlackRock. My circuitous path revealed simple truths: stage presence before 50,000, executive presence in a boardroom, and contemplative presence in silence are different forms of the same practice.
What Is First Person Leadership?
Before the second person, You, or the third person, Them, we attend first to the I, then to the We. Turning inward to that sense of “I Am” reconnects us with the presence that exists whether we notice it or not.
Presence, resilience, and clarity aren’t just tools—they’re also outcomes. The process itself holds the result, and true leadership embraces that paradox.
This work is about returning to what is already here: the steady awareness that allows leadership to be lived rather than performed, especially in the moments that matter most.
In practice, this means bringing calm to high-pressure environments, clarity to complex decisions, and steadiness to moments of uncertainty. The leaders who thrive are not those with the best techniques, but those most rooted in presence. From there, results follow naturally.
This philosophy comes alive in coaching, workshops, and speaking engagements. If it resonates, I welcome you to take the next step and book a chemistry call to explore how this work can support you.