I started small in Texas. Bus boy at Chili's, fetching tennis balls at the local club. Those jobs taught me hustle early. I’d clean tables fast or chase down errant serves. Graduated high school, then dove into accounting at UNT, adding a master's in taxation because numbers always felt like a puzzle I could solve.
My early career was all about the grind. Interned at ExxonMobil analyzing financial data, spotting ways to cut costs. Landed at KPMG doing federal tax services, modeling complex scenarios for big clients. It was dry work, but it sharpened my analytical edge. Math and stats became my quiet superpowers.
Then came the pivot to politics. I joined the U.S. House as a digital engagement manager, optimizing platforms for constituent reach. Moved up to the Senate, then the White House under Trump, directing digital content for the 45th presidency. Managed top-secret teams, crunched voter data, met two sitting presidents. The intensity was absurd—days blurred into nights—but it showed me how data drives real-world impact, even in chaos.
Corporate called me back. At ExxonMobil, I led global digital advocacy, running GOTV ops in swing states and stakeholder programs. Fun fact: oil giants move slower than startups, but the scale is addictive. Handled Gulf region affairs too, executing comms for massive projects.
Startups were next, and honestly, the best chaos yet. Led product at Revv, the biggest political fundraising platform—scaled user acquisition through relentless optimizations. Advised Popfly on growth. Founded a few of my own: infrastructure play, DC HR tech, consumer goods tech. One exited clean; others taught hard lessons in pivots.
Kerplunk's my latest. Built an AI-powered video interview platform from scratch, scaled globally. I led everything from strategy, dev, user feedback loops. We just hired a CEO to handle the day-to-day; it's bittersweet, like sending a kid to college.
I've traveled to over 30 countries, which wrecked my tolerance for narrow thinking. Four kids at home in Texas keep me grounded.
Fortune 5 to founder, politics to product. The thread? Building things that work, using data to cut noise. No straight path, but it's led here.
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