Adventure Travel

Mountaineering Completed

• Completed 3 14ers (Belford, Oxford, & Missouri) in one day, traveling 15 miles with over 6,900’ elevation gain and loss

• Summited the Highest Mountain in North Africa (Mount Toubkal in Morocco) in the winter season

• Colorado 14ers (Peaks over 14,000’ in elevation): 17/53

• Mt Fuji, Japan

• Mount Cayambe (19,000’), Ecuador

• Summited the World’s Highest Volcano: Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador (21,500 feet), The Highest Point on Earth

• Climbed a Colorado 14er in the Middle of Winter (now have done this 3 or so times)

• Mt Whitney (14,500’), California (Crampon Summitted via Winter Route)

• Climbed the Highest Point in Arizona, 12,633’ Humphreys Peak

• Used Crampons to Summit Volcanoes in Oregon & Washington: Mount Bachelor, South Sister, & Mount Adams 

• Longs Peak & Mount Sneffels, Colorado

Backpacking/Trekking Completed

• For PWV & USFS, went on a solo 3-day (where I didn’t see one other person for those 3 days) backpacking trip that was off-trail and included bushwhacking, navigation and some scrambling to get to 3 high altitude lakes to complete campsite monitoring for USFS for sites that no one’s been to since the 1980s

• Went on a Solo, Off-Trail Multi-Day Backpacking Trip in the Wilderness

• Traveled by Foot Across an Entire Country (Walked through the country of Liechtenstein in 3 Days via The Liechtenstein Trail)

• Completed a Thru-Hike of the 30-mile Art Loeb Trail in Asheville, NC in 3 Days

• Backpacked The Pemigewasset Loop in New Hampshire

• Completed The Lost Creek Wilderness Loop in Colorado in 3 Days

• Backpacked Hawaii

• 3-day off-trail backpacking trip using GPS and compass/map in Arizona desert wilderness area

• Walked the 96-Mile West Highland Way in Scotland Solo & Unsupported in 5 Days

• Walked The Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim (& Back) 

• Backpacked in many states all around the United States

Experiences & Exploration

• Ran to the top of Hollywood Hills during sunrise over LA

• Saw Marc Normand during his Comedy Netflix Special taping in Boulder, CO

• Ran Hyde Park in London, then had a proper Full English Breakfast & tea

• Rode a camel in the desert (in Africa)

• Had a kannelboiler and an espresso in Oslo, Norway cafe 

• Had pastries and espressos in cafes Denmark and Paris

• Sauna & Ice Bath in Iceland

• Visited The Louvre in Paris

• Trained Jiu Jitsu in the largest MMA gym in the world (Mjölnir MMA in Reykjavik, Iceland)

• Attended a UFC PPV Event 

• Drank a Beer in a Scotland Pub 

• Witnessed Muslim Prayer Chants at Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

• Had a Street Taco in Mexico (Completed in Mexico City, 2023)

• Tried New England Clam Chowder 

• Tried Doner, Kebab, and Baklava in Turkey

• Had BBQ in St Louis 

• Boiled a Lobster in Maine 

• Tried Deep-Dish Pizza in Chicago 

• Caught, Filletted, Cooked & Ate a Trout in Colorado 

• Attended a Crawfish Boil in Louisiana

• Searched for & Bought Ingredients in Pike Place Market in Seattle to Cook Lunch & Dinner

• Saw Metallica Live (Pittsburgh 2022)

• Watched a Live Show at a Blues Bar in Mississippi (Blue Front Cafe, Bentonia, MS, 2022)

• Saw a Las Vegas Show (Blue Man Group, 2021)

• Went Scuba Diving (Completed in Puerto Rico 2023)

• Walked on Broadway in Nashville 

• Rode on a local “Chicken Bus” in Central America 

• Listened to Jazz in French Quarter, Louisiana (also ran in Crescent City Classic 10k event)

• Slept in a Co-Ed Hostel Dorm

• Witnessed a No-Light Pollution Night Sky (Many Times, Notable Nights are Backpacking in New Hampshire, Colorado, Arizona & Hawaii)

• Explored The Colorado River

• Explored The Mississippi River

• Explored The Rhine River

• Went on a “Bikepacking” Trip (San Juan Island, Washington)

• Went Climbing Multi-Day in Nevada and then went and Stayed in a Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip

• Went Snowshoeing

• Visited Glacier National Park 

• Hiked in The Grand Tetons (Backpacked Two Nights)

• Visited The Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah (Camped a few nights)

• Visited Niagra Falls

• Participated in a Mosh Pit 

• Attended a Music Festival

• Explored some Pablo Escobar Spots in Medellín, Colombia

• Visited The Grand Canyon

• Visited Mount Rushmore

• Saw Old Faithful Erupt in Yellowstone 

• Saw an Active Volcano Eruption at Night (Kilauea Volcano on Big Island, Hawaii at 4AM, 2023)

• Went Deep Sea Fishing (Massachusetts) 

• Caught a Fish through Ice on Top of a Frozen Lake (Dowdy Lake, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, 2019)

• Built a CamperVan and Moved into it (Lived in Van and Traveled Full-Time around United States for Two Years, 2021 & 2022)

Travel Completed

• Traveled to all 50 states

• Traveled to 5 of 7 continents

• International City Exploration: Tokyo, Paris, Zurich, Istanbul, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik, Quito, Guatemala City, Medellin, Mexico City, Glasgow, London, Merrakesh, and more. Trained Jiu-Jitsu in most of them. 

• Lived and traveled in a CamperVan full-time with my dog for 2 years

• Drove The Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

• Drove & Car Camped the Oregon Highway 101 Pacific Coast Highway

• Drove The “Going-to-the-Sun Road”

• Drove The Trailridge Road in RMNP, Colorado

• Drove The Kancamagus Scenic Byway in New Hampshire

• Drove The North Shore Drive in Minnesota

• Rode The West Highland Line in Scotland

• Lived in Brazil for 6 Weeks

• Visited All Five Great Lakes

Animals Seen in the Wild

• Heard Howler Monkeys (on top of a pyramid in Guatemala jungle in the AM)

• Crocodile 

• Sea Turtle

• Bison

• Bald Eagle

• Red Deer Stag Buck

• Alligator

• Monkey

• Shark (saw a Hammerhead)

• Wolf

• Dolphins

• Big Horn Sheep

• Mountain Goat

• Moose (way too close many times while hiking including a Bull Moose during rut)

• Iguana

• Tucan 

• Black Bear (Seen a few times up close while hiking)

• Grizzly Bear

• Caribou

• Salmon

• Bull Elk during rut

Business / Career

Business / Career Completed

• Became a Manager

• Created & coordinated area-wide (Colorado and New Mexico) Annual Inventory Rebalancing Program

• Sherwin-Williams “Audit Pro” Award for outstanding branch operations and management

• Became My Own Boss

• Created online courses & ebooks

• Joined Local Chamber of Commerce and BNI Organization, Presented Speeches in Both. (Lunch n Learn Host for Chamber of Commerce and Provided 15 minute Presentation During BNI Meeting)

• Started a Remote, Location-Independent Business

• Opened a Martial Arts Gym (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

• Hired a Subcontractor (since then hired many)

• Became CFO to an Over 1 Million Dollar a Year Business

• Fractional CFO for Coffee Businesses & Outdoor Brands

• Became Controller to an Over 20 Million Dollar a Year Business

• Reached the Point of YouTube Channel Monetization (current 300,000 total views)

• Created a 3-year forecast for a coffee roaster to be presented to banks and investors seeking funding for a large coffee roasting construction project (This project has been approved with various funding secured, and the construction has been going on for the past two years and should be completed next summer)

• Helped technology startups manage cap tables and secure many rounds of private equity funding.

• Hold paid one-on-one consulting and training sessions

• Creation of SOPs and internal systems across multiple businesses. Including when I was a manager for Fortune 500 company, for my own founded businesses, including training subcontractors, and for many small and medium-sized businesses

Education Completed

• Graduated College (Graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and a Minor in Communication Studies as a Member of Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity)

• Sherwin-Williams Automotive Advanced Branch Operations

• Became a Certified Wilderness First Responder

• Became and Advanced Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor

• Obtained my FPAP (Financial Planning & Analysis Professional) Certification from CFI

• Operations Management Professional Certificate from Jack Welch Management Institute

• Supply Chain & Inventory Certifications (CSCMP)

• Colorado Mountain School Intro to Mountaineering Course

• Leave No Trace Certificate

• Backcountry Cooking & Nutrition Certificate

• Colorado Mountain School Avalanche Awareness Online Clinic

• California Emergency Medical Services Epinephrine Certificate

• Read all the books listed below

Jobs Held

• Worked as a Line Cook

• Worked as a Bowling Alley Attendant

• Worked as a General Contractor

• Worked as a Coal Miner in West Virginia

• Worked as a Construction Lift Operator for a Granite Company

• Worked as a Mover

• Worked for a Convenience Store and a Chipotle 

• Worked in a Computer Lab

• Became an Assistant Manager for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Branch in Charleston, West Virginia

• Became the Branch Manager for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Branch in Fort Collins, Colorado

• Founded Essentially Intentional LLC

• Became a Fractional Controller & CFO

• Co-Founded a BJJ & MMA gym

• Became a Strategic Advisor for SMEs

Skills

• Coffee Roasting

• Writing

• Business Strategy

• Accounting

• Entrepreneurship

• Jiu Jitsu

• Management Accounting

• Personal Finance

• Philosophy / Psychology

• Health & Fitness

• Goal Setting, Planning, & Strategizing

• Hiking, Backpacking, & Mountaineering

• Traveling

• Video Production & Editing

• Video Gaming

• WWII History

• Guitar

• Wilderness Medicine

• Landscape Photography

• Fishing 

• Basics of Indoor Climbing

BJJ / Health / Civic Community

BJJ (Martial Arts) Completed

• Earned a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt

• Started a BJJ Gym

• Trained Jiu Jitsu in 22 Different States

• Trained Jiu Jitsu in 14 Different Countries

• Trained Jiu Jitsu in Brazil (Completed During 6-week Trip in Florianopolis 2020, Trained at Gracie Barra Headquarters and Rolled with Carlos Gracie Jr.)

• Attended a BJJ Globetrotters Camp

• Competed in two Jiu Jitsu Competitions (2022 in Maryland & 2023 in Denver)

• Hosted Seminar at my gym with Rodrigo Gracie Jr.

• Hosted Seminar at my gym with Renzo Gracie

• Trained Jiu Jitsu in the largest MMA gym in the world (Mjölnir MMA in Reykjavik, Iceland)

Health Completed

• Benched 225, Squatted 315, Deadlifted 405

• Gained & maintained visible abs

• Ran a 5k in Less than 25 Minutes

• Ran a 10k (Crescent City Classic in New Orleans) 

Civic / Community

• Volunteered for Habitat For Humanity 

• Volunteered for Larimer County Outdoor Park Volunteers

• Joined a local BNI Group

• Organized and held the Grand Opening event for my martial arts gym. Included beer from a local brewery, a local band, local business raffles prizes, and more

• Joined the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers Program

• Joined the PWV / USFS Campsite Monitoring Program

• Joined the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce

• Interviewed by “VoyageDenver” magazine, featured in their “Denver’s Most Inspiring Stories” series

Reading / Self Study

Philosophy Books Read

• Personal Destinies: A Philosophy of Ethical Individualism

• Norms of Liberty

• Leisure: The Basis of Culture, Josef Peiper

• The Perfectionist Turn: From Metanorms to Metaethics

• On Virtue Ethics, Rosalind Hursthouse

• Intelligent Virtue, Julia Annas

• An Introduction to the Philosophy of Leisure, Jason Holt

• Confucius: The Complete Works

• Natural Goodness, Philippa Foot

• The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis

• On Virtue and Vices, J Solomon

• Eudemanian Ethics

• The Power of Myth

• Magna Moralia “Great Ethics” by Aristotle

• Viable Values

• Normative Ethics

• After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre

• Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche

• Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle

• Poetics, Aristotle

• Politics, Aristotle 

• Rhetoric, Aristotle 

• Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman, PHD

• A Theory of Human Motivation, Maslow

• Aristotle’s Way, Edith Hall

• Toward a Psychology of Being, Abraham H. Maslow

• The Holy Book of Epicurus

• Mushashi’s Dokkodo

• Secrets of a Passionate Life

• Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

• Effective Egoism

• Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand

• The Virtue of Selfishness

• Thus Spoke Zarathustra 

• The Stranger

• The Essential Enneagram

• The Alchemist

• Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman

• Meditations

• Walden

• The Old Man and the Sea

• Epicurus and the Pleasant Life

• The Happiness Hypothesis

• Essentialism

• The Art of War

• The Book of Five Rings

• A New Stoicism 

• The Ethics of Ambiguity 

• The Existentialist’s Survival Guide 

• Secrets of Simplicity 

• Liberty Defined

• A Guide to the Good Life, William Irvine

• Stillness is the Key

• Man’s Search for Meaning 

• The Power of Meaning 

• The Four Agreements 

• The Stoic Challenge 

• The Happiness of Pursuit

• The Art of Non-Conformity 

• The Power of Now 

• How to Change the Way You Think

• Nature

• The Vagabond’s Way

• 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos 

• Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life 

• Courage is Calling

• Discipline is Destiny

• Lives of the Stoics

• Living for Pleasure: an Epicurean Guide to Life

• The Principle Doctrines of Epicurus 

• On the Nature of Things

• Scarcity Brain

• The Comfort Crisis 

• Dopamine Nation

• Self-Reliance 

• How to Be an Existentialist 

Literature Read

• Stoner

• Treasure Island

• War and Peace, Tolstoy

• The Razor’s Edge

• Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

• Anthem, Ayn Rand

•  Sophocles Complete Works

• The Three Musketeers

• The Road, Cormac McCarthy

• Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky 

• Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

• Lieutenant Hornblower, C.S. Forester

• Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

• Siddhartha

• Unbroken

• A Gentleman in Moscow

• The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky

• All the Glittering Stars

• Kane and Abel

• Don Quixote 

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

• The Fellowship of the Ring

• The Hobbit

• The Two Towers

• The Witcher: The Last Wish

• The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas x 2

• We The Living

• Atlas Shrugged x 2 

• The Fountainhead x 2

• Musashi

• The Odyssey by Homer x 2

• Beneath a Scarlett Sky

• The Monkey Wrench Gang 

• Ready Player One x 2

• Red Rising

Adventure/Leadership Books Read

• Kon-Tiki

• The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama

• Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook

• Into Africa

• Into Thin Air

• Endurance: Ernest Shackleton

• Touching the Void

• Alive

• The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

• To Shake the Sleeping Self

• Dead Mountain

• Astoria

• Annapurna

• The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Globetrotter

• The River of Doubt

• No Picnic on Mount Kenya

• The Crystal Horizon

• Mother of God

• River of the Gods

Business Books Read

• Strategy Safari, Henry Mintzberg

• This is Beyond Budgeting: A Guide to More Adaptive and Human Organizations, Bjarte Bogsnes

• If Aristotle Ran General Motors

• The Effective Executive, Peter Drucker

• Effortless

• Good Strategy / Bad Strategy

• The Psychology of Money

• Good to Great

• Steve Jobs

• $100M Leads

• In Pursuit of Wealth

• The 1-Page Marketing Plan

• Why Businessmen Need Philosophy 

• Elon Musk

• Dirt Rich

• The Intelligent Investor

• Deep Work

• Slow Productivity

• Digital Minimalism

• The War of Art

• The Artist’s Journey

• CMA Study Guide 2025-2026

• CMA Part 1: Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics 

• CMA Part 2: Strategic Financial Management

• Refuse to Choose!

• Thinking, Fast and Slow

• Think and Grow Rich

• Can’t Hurt Me

• Never Finished

• The Bitcoin Standard

• The Basics of Bitcoin and Blockchains

• Blockchain Revolution

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People x 3

• Principles

• The Freelancer’s Bible

• Profit First

• E-Myth

• Tribe of Mentors

• The $100 Startup

• How To Be a Capitalist Without Any Capital

• Traction

• Company of One

• Essentialism x 2

• This is Marketing

• The Dip

• When to Quit and When to Stick

• The 4 Hour Workweek

• How to Win Friends & Influence People

• Extreme Ownership

• Discipline = Freedom

• Atomic Habits

History Books Read

• Shogun

• The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama

• The Wright Brothers

• I’ve also watched almost every history documentary on Netflix

• The Rise of Rome

• Read all 13 Books in Bernard Cornwell’s “Saxon Series” (13/13)

• Gates of Fire

• The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

• Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind

• Empire of a Summer Moon

• The Splendid and the Vile

• Genghis Khan, The Making of the Modern World

• Hero of the Empire

• The Ghost Ships of Archangel

• The Devil in the White City

• A Brief History of Earth

Coffee

• Coffee: At-home Coffee Bean Grinding and Pour-Over Technique and Roasting. Also Learned about the Basics of how it is Harvested, Roasted, and Traded around the World as well as it’s Origins in the World’s Different Regions. Also am now roasting my own beans purchased directly from a small farmer who I met while in Guatemala

• Had pastries and espressos in cafes Denmark and Paris

• Tried coffees in Tim Wendelboe’s shop in Oslo, Norway

• Started Roasting my own Coffee Green Beans

• Purchased Single-Origin Coffee Beans from 20 Different Countries and Prepared at Home

• Drank Coffee in a Reykjavik Coffee Shop (Americano)

• Had Danish pastry and espresso in Copenhagen, Denmark

• Drank Coffee in a French Café (Espresso)

• Drank Turkish Coffee in Cafe in Istanbul

• Drank Coffee in a Japanese Garden (Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden)

• Visited a Coffee Farm (Visited Single-Family Coffee Farm in Guatemala)

• Drank Coffee in Colombia

• Drank Coffee in Brazil

• Drank Coffee in a Portland Coffee Shop

• Drank Coffee in Seattle (Original Starbucks)

• Drank Kona Coffee in Hawaii