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Marketer

The Coca-Cola Company

Assistant Manager

Botle Rapeane

Roger Brooks

American Real

Founder, American Real Publishing Company

Velocity Logic

Loyalty & Payments Executive

Entrepreneur Media

Entrepreneur Contributing Writer

Car IQ Inc.

Director, Merchant Development

Visions Federal Credit Union

Business Services Manager

ZipLine

Senior Vice President Business Development

FIS Global, VCMG

Vice President, Loyalty & Payments Strategy

Everyone Has A Story. 3X Bestselling Author. I Help Publish Your Story Into A Bestseller 📚

I live by one word: ASPIRE.

To me, aspire is about striving for something higher; beyond success, beyond achievement. It’s about lifting ideas, people, and possibilities to their fullest potential, and helping others reach levels they may not have believed were possible. It’s the compass that guides everything I do.

My work spans publishing, loyalty & payments innovation, and storytelling—but it’s all one mission: turning ideas into impact. Whether it’s guiding a first-time author to launch, helping a brand transform customer loyalty through payment as identity, or writing Vatican-themed thrillers that spark wonder, I’m focused on growth that lasts.

As founder of American Real Publishing (AR PRESS), I’ve helped bring hundreds of books to life across genres with a hybrid model that champions the author’s voice and legacy.

Through my loyalty/payments work, I’ve partnered across the fuel & convenience space to design programs where every transaction recognizes identity and rewards it in real time—bridging banks, brands, and customers for measurable outcomes.

As an author, my debut novel The Sacred Order released in 2025 as a real-world conclave unfolded—leading to a conversation on Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher and theologian Jonathan Morris about faith, leadership, and meaning.

How I create value:

Authors & creators: editorial guidance, launch strategy, and brand positioning that build readership and reviews—beyond “just a book.”

Brands & innovators: loyalty as a product, real-time rewards, and Payment = Identity frameworks that reduce costs and deepen connection.

Audiences & communities: through my American Real Podcast — Everyone Has A Story, where I’ve had the privilege to interview Evan Carmichael, Grant Cardone, Ed Mylett, Jeffrey Gitomer, Guy Kawasaki, Colin Cowherd, and hundreds more.

Readers & seekers: ideas, stories, and conversations that invite deep thoughts of faith, belief, and purpose.

If you’re an author with a story, a leader rethinking loyalty, or someone who resonates with this vision—let’s connect.

Founder, American Real Media & Publishing Company

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