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My story begins growing up as the child of two entrepreneurs that started a paging company out of a janitor's closet the day after I was born. That company grew into a multi-million dollar business with thousands of customers. It also ripped my family apart and threw me into the roller coaster ride I’m living today. By the time I was 17 I had almost died 3 times and was a certified expert in making bad decisions. And, for a while I let pain, fear and my past call the shots. However, I always had a dream that pointed me to my true north. That dream was entrepreneurship. Fast forward and I’m working for a Fortune 500 company as a full time slave. Years later, I’m working with another Fortune company, this time in a leadership role. This is where I was supposed to feel fulfilled. After all, I was a success, right? The truth is I hated every day of my corporate career. So, I began my entrepreneurial journey like any sensible person, with 2 failed start-ups. Why? I had the best plans to be the greatest planner who ever planned. Soon after, I reinvented myself. I learned to get out of my own way, ditch the “woe is me” mindset and fell in love with action. Then, I founded Uplift Marketing, a digital agency focused on search, social and programmatic advertising. Finally, I had a successful business. I sighed and said “I’ve arrived”. I was wrong. I was putting in 17 hour work days, experienced health issues and had myself convinced I was too busy to live. That brick wall held some lessons. My present day truth is that 1% of life actually matters and to be happy we have to cut out the other 99% that holds us down. Want to kick off an epic relationship? Let’s do it!