I don't write about transformation from theory.

My training includes 35 years of Buddhist practice in both Zen and Tibetan traditions, competitive judo, and navigating my own mental health struggles. I've built companies from scratch starting at age 23 in 1991—when there was no "freelance economy" and everyone told me to get a job. I built a consulting practice when I had no idea what I was doing. All I knew was that when people told me it was impossible, I told them I'm possible.

I spent three decades as a CFO and business consultant—navigating complex negotiations, leading a company to a $100+ million sale, and understanding that the highest stakes are never financial—they're emotional.

That background informs everything I write: the manipulation, the moral compromise, the cost of winning at all costs. I learned how to read people under pressure, structure narratives with competing agendas, and recognize that transformation isn't guaranteed—it's earned through impossible choices with consequences that compound.

I've served on nonprofit boards including the Rubin Museum of Art (focusing on Himalayan and contemplative traditions), and I'm a three-time CFO of the Year award winner. I understand both the business of entertainment and the depth of human struggle that makes stories resonate.

I'm never running out of material.