Born and raised in South Philly during the 80s. I mustered up the confidence at 22 to move to NYC with no friends, family, money, apt in sight. Just the hope for a job. Amazingly it all worked out, and within 2 years I found myself starting my own agency (I got canned for standing up for myself and teammates). Since then, I've been in the start-up / fortune 50 world guiding companies and mentoring the future on the new normal. Notable brands I've launched: Viagra, Panasonic G-SHOCK online. Agencies I helped start: Concentric, The Cement Bloc. Teams I've stabilized: KPMG, Ghostery, DoubleVerify