My passion for mastery and excellence began with high caliber competitive marching percussion and live music performance. As I was building these skills I was also building a deep connection with the outdoors by working with children at outdoor schools in California’s Redwood forests. These passions merged into a wider interest in how people develop into their best selves within their own natural environments. By first exploring how I personally overcame a myriad of challenges in my youth, I began to systematically explore how people develop towards excellence at every stage of life, from the womb to the tomb.

This led me to earn a B.A. from UCLA in Applied Developmental Psychology and a Master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University in Positive Developmental Psychology where I focussed on creativity, mastery, and wellbeing under the Positive Psychology legend Dr. Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi. I’ve become certified in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Coaching from the College of Executive Coaching, and I’ve worked as an experiential educator and outdoor adventure guide for over 10 years.

After working with infants, toddlers, children, teens, young adults, and mature professionals I began to recognize the underlying foundations necessary to develop in an “upward spiral” of perpetual positive growth. I use these experiences to help my clients develop the skills of creative wellbeing by giving them the tools, information, and support they need for success in all realms of work, love, and play based on in-depth scientific scrutiny and rich personal experiences .