I've always been the person asking, "Okay, but what's the real story?" It's what pulled me into TV news. A single thank-you card from that job taught me something I still believe: the stories people remember are the ones that make someone feel seen.

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TV taught me to find the lede fast. It also taught me what it feels like when the story you're living stops fitting. After a long conversation on my mom's porch, I left the newsroom and carried everything I'd learned into government communications, then nonprofit marketing and communications. Different rooms, same question every time: what's the story here, and who needs to hear it?

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What I noticed, over and over, was how much good work goes untold. Not because it isn't worth telling, but because the people doing it are too busy doing it. So I built The Headline Method™ to bring a journalist's discipline to that problem: start with what the story is, then figure out how to tell it. Today I work with nonprofits, associations, and mission-driven organizations as a communications consultant and speaker.

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Outside of work, I'm married to my best friend. I'm also a certified personal trainer and the friend who will hype you up before your big meeting. I write about life's rewrites on my Substack, The Rewrite. You'll usually find me trying out a new local coffee shop, spending time with my two dogs, or listening to a crime podcast.