My life has been anything but ordinary. I’ve worked since childhood, beginning in a school kitchen at six years old and earning my first pay mowing lawns at twelve. By high school, I was holding down multiple jobs from tool and die shops and boatyards to restaurants and door to door sales.

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At nineteen, I joined the United States Marine Corps. I trained in aviation maintenance, working on helicopters—hydraulics, corrosion control, rotor systems—and deployed to Afghanistan. Those years taught me precision under pressure, leadership in chaos, and discipline that has shaped everything since.

After the Marines, I pursued entrepreneurship. I launched a performing arts school, served as a partner of a scuba-gear startup, became a certified Dive Master and Instructor, and explored health and fitness.. I also lived lean: at one point in a van, another in a tent, showering at gyms while I built BA Music Media. That company began with filming music videos and evolved into creating stock video assets.

I also worked in logistics at the U.S. Postal Service, first supervising a major processing plant, then serving as Transportation Manager for Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. I oversaw contracts, vetted drivers, audited routes, and coordinated with facilities across the region. That role gave me a rare perspective into one of the largest logistics networks in the world.

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Along the way, I’ve traveled extensively and lived in many places, seeing culture first hand. I dropped out of school 3 times but still managed to earn a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Michigan. That education landed work in public audit with a top firm in the US and later transferred to a smaller firm in Pensacola where I honed in on the language of business. Numbers gave me clarity; media gave me a voice. Together, they gave me balance.

The turning point in my life was faith. I was once an atheist, fueled by a 15-year alcohol addiction. At 24, I became a born-again Christian and committed to sobriety a 5 year long battle from that point. Faith gave me purpose, and sobriety gave me freedom. Both have shaped how I live, lead, and build today.

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Now, I focus on documenting people, places, and purpose. I film the everyday sacred: the worker opening at dawn, the business owner balancing risk and responsibility, the church serving quietly, the tourist discovering something new. My goal is not just to record what happens, but to capture why it matters—and to spark reflection about life, purpose, and community.