Praise for

Shattered, Shaken and Stirred

New York Times best selling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy; Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery.

" I am changed forever. "

Consultant

Consigliere

After 25+ years as investment banker in the innovation ecosystem, strategic management in diversified global manufacturing, and successful start-up founder...

I help companies during critical inflection points

I come in before investment bankers to ensure a smoother process and better results. I work alongside executive teams and boards as a success multiplier to enhance optionality and amplify outcomes.

I get to the heart of the matter

About

Prior to my Wall Street career, I created a pioneering e-commerce platform at a Fortune 50 company; was a strategic planning manager in Japan; and co-founded an award-winning global consumer electronics start-up.  As an investment banker, I have worked with hundreds of companies at all stages and helped raise billions in capital and created strategic exits. I have crafted or refined how each communicates their unique story and value to various audiences.  

I have degrees from New York University (BA, Psych), Boston University (MBA) and studied music at the New England Conservatory.

I am a writer, musician and never frequent-enough traveler. I am a thirsty listener & observer.  

My super power is being able to see through the clutter and get to the heart of the matter.

Writing

Sometimes things don't go as planned.  

I had always loved writing and knew that I would someday write a book.  But I never imagined what eventually emerged.  This wasn't the book I was supposed to write.  Until it was.  

My life was unfolding like the American Dream.  I had all the boxes checked: family, friends, faith, education, marriage, career success.  A charmed life.  What could go wrong?

A car crash, injuries, dead bodies, changed lives.  

Life unfolds and shift happens.  So I wrote that book.

Other writing can be found on my Whether Vein substack.

" A gripping, searing, and beautiful story, by a profoundly courageous man, one who let God use a terrible tragedy to make an even better man of him. "

Eric Metaxas

Venture Capitalist.  Former General Partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byer.  Former co-Owner of Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment and the NHL's San Jose Sharks.

Kevin Compton

Founder, New Canaan Society; former Senior Advisor, Ripplewood Capital; former Chairman SG Capital Partners; former Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co.

James N. Lane

" This book will lift you up by bringing you to your knees. It will make you laugh, cry, scratch your head, and search your soul. " 

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