99% Failures1% Still Here
🎯 Serial Failure Collector & Occasional Optimist
If failure really is the mother of success, I'm running a whole kindergarten. Good news: I'm still standing — I trip a lot, but somehow I keep falling forward.
Let's Build Something Good- CEO (Chief Endurance Officer)
- Professional Stumbler | Hope Dealer
- Tinkerer in Financial Economics
- 15+ years in the wild
“Optimism isn't my nature; it's my rebellion.”
Graduated From the School of Oops
I set out to fix systems and broke a few more.
Every mistake handed me another degree in humility — the kind you don't hang on a wall.
I've built, failed, hired wrong, and been wrong plenty.
Every wrong turn taught me one thing: failure isn't the opposite of success — it's the fee.
And money is logical. People aren't.
After enough wins and wipeouts, I stopped chasing "perfect" and started building what matters: people, purpose, and the kind of laughter no slide can explain.
I still believe in people — not because it's easy, but because it's the only way any of this makes sense.
Turns out the best things I've built weren't companies — they were connections.
Success feels lighter that way. Almost human.
Numbers Don't Lie
The metrics, the impact, and the humans behind them
15+ Years Of Glorious Fails & Comebacks
Every year taught me something no degree could. Success gave dopamine; failure built the muscle to try again.
20+ Crazy Ideas Backed & Executed
Everyone said "too risky." I said "why not?" Some crashed spectacularly — all taught me to believe when others don't.
∞ Pivots, Only a Few on Purpose
The best plans? Usually stubborn accidents. I eventually called them "strategy."
1 Goal That Never Changed
To keep trying, even when logic says stop. Because hope is a better fuel than fear.
99 gave up along the way. 1 kept going — that math still counts as progress.
I stopped chasing wins when I realized failure had better stories.The bruises fade, but the lessons don't.— Philosophy 101: Taught by life, graded by time.
Someone once gave me a chance I didn't deserve.
I promised I'd pass that luck forward — one person, one coffee, one "you've got this" at a time.
Most won't remember me, and that's fine. I just hope they remember how it felt to be believed in.
Fancy Papers & Real Scars
Where academic achievements meet street-level bruises
Academic Track
- 2022
Ph.D. Financial Economics
Learned every model. Then watched reality ignore all of them.
- 2017
B.S. Business Administration
Learned textbook strategies. Real business never read those books.
- 2014
B.S. Psychology
At least this one explains why I keep doing this to myself.
Certifications
- Supply Chain ManagementTo study global chaos — and accidentally join it.
- Real EstateTeaches two things: timing and therapy.
- Health InsuranceBasically an advanced course in patience and paperwork.
- Tech & Device RepairFixing laptops is way simpler than fixing people.
Principles I (Try to) Live By
The compass that sometimes points north, sometimes spins wildly
Truth over Comfort
Awkward truths age better than sweet lies. Failures or rare wins — better shared than hidden.
Progress by Stumbling
Falling forward still counts as motion. Every crash is just experience in disguise.
Lift as You Climb
Failure taught me empathy; wins taught me gratitude. Climb higher, but leave a hand reaching down.
Actions Prove Everything
Words are auditions. Actions get the role. Talk less, show up more.
WHAT I ACTUALLY DO
Applied AI. Not Just Talked About.
I research, implement, and teach AI adoption — not from a whiteboard, but from inside the mess. Here's what actually takes up my days.
Applied AI Research
Testing frontier models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) on real business problems. What works in demos rarely survives production — I run the experiments and document what holds up.
AI Workflow Architecture
Automation pipelines that replace manual work without breaking what already runs. LLMs, APIs, and orchestration stitched to survive contact with real data.
Human-AI Collaboration Design
The hardest part of AI adoption isn't the tech — it's deciding where humans stay in the loop. I help teams design that handoff.
Working Through the Same Problems?
If you're figuring out where AI fits — or how to implement it beyond the demo — let's compare notes. I'm still learning too, and honest talk beats polished pitches.
Start a ConversationStill Think This Might Work Out? Me Too!
I've stumbled enough to know progress rarely looks graceful.
But if you're still here, odds are you believe — like I do — it's worth trying anyway.
Let's make something real. Even if it explodes, at least it'll be interesting.
Let's Talk