Practical Innovators are entrepreneurs who don’t have the luxury of quitting.
People depend on us — financially, emotionally, spiritually. And no matter what life throws our way, that role? It never changes.
That’s why I’m here:
To create relatable awareness through entrepreneurship, sales, and technology.
Because life doesn’t pause for diagnoses, job loss, or burnout — and neither do we.
🔄 When Life Knocks You Down
Let me show you how Practical Innovators keep moving forward — especially when life hits hard:
✅ We ask for help.
✅ We get our head right.
✅ We come to terms with the diagnosis, the disease — because trust me, it shakes the entire family.
But here’s the thing… it also builds you into someone stronger than you ever imagined.
When the dust settles, even if you’ve been knocked down physically or emotionally, what you’re really facing is a reset.
💥 My Reset Moment
When I broke my shoulder, it felt like rock bottom.
But looking back? It was one of the best things that could’ve happened.
It forced me to stop. To reflect.
To sketch out what my comeback — my transformation — would look like.
That was the spark that lit the Practical Innovator mindset.
🎯 Seeing Opportunity Differently
Once you’ve lived through pain, uncertainty, and setbacks — you develop a new lens.
You begin to spot the same patterns in companies, leaders, and cultures you used to chase.
But now?
You can tell which ones are aligned — and which ones just look good from the outside.
You stop chasing. You start choosing.
And sometimes, the most practical move you can make is to step back…
So you can come back stronger, clearer, and on your own terms.
💬 Real Talk
People will give you advice based on their fears.
Their limits.
What they would do.
I heard it all:
→ When I walked away from a steady, well-paying job in 2007 to launch my first (and only) startup, neighborbee.
→ When I applied to over 100 jobs in 6 months without a single perfect fit.
→ When I made the decision to stop chasing jobs and start doubling down on building a business that actually works for my life.
Truth is:
I’ve been preparing for this moment my entire career.
They might mean well — some may even walk beside me.
But they’re not wearing my shoes.
🔥 The Practical Innovator Bet
So as a Practical Innovator, I bet on me.
I lean into the three things I do best:
Entrepreneurship. Technology. Sales.
That’s the path I’m on — and I’ll take it all day long.
I trust my instincts.
I block out the noise.
Because like Gary Vee said:
“They’ll never choose your path because they’ve never had to walk it.”
💡 Practical Innovators Don’t Just Survive — We Design the Future
We make decisions with our family’s long-term future in mind — even when others don’t understand.
It’s not easy.
It’s a constant balancing act.
But when you lead with clarity and keep the Practical Innovator mindset as your North Star?
You’ll be just fine.
Because that mindset?
It’s what keeps us moving…
🔥 Forward with Fire. 🔥
