About Us

At the age of 48, I’ve lived a life that I can honestly say surprises me even now. The places I’ve been, the tragedies I’ve survived, and the accomplishments I’ve manifested are all experiences that I celebrate as perfect expressions of myself and of the divine source energy that gave me life.

To give you a better understanding of who I am, it is important for me to tell you that (as I write this), I’ve been sober from drugs and alcohol for 26 years (though to be clear, I absolutely consider alcohol a drug – One of the most destructive for sure).

My sobriety started in 1997 in the small town of Prescott, AZ, where I was first introduced to the 12-steps, shadow work, gestalt therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and various forms of meditation.

I spent seven months in an all male residential treatment program where I spent sixteen hours per day practicing the arts of acceptance, patience, forgiveness, accountability and presence.

I spent the next three years in men’s group counseling circles and one on one therapy, focusing all of my efforts on my personal growth by releasing the parts of my life’s experience that distracted me from evolving into my highest self.

After graduating the program I was invited to professionally help others work through their issues of addiction and trauma at two different residential treatment facilities.

This is where I received my training in the practice of ropes courses. For two years I led five group classes per week that empowered the participants to break down their internal walls through out-of-the-box, team-building exercises that were centered in play, physical riddles and games of strategy and courage.

This was probably the most fun job I ever had!

During this same four year period I started my journey with Holotropic breathwork, men’s group therapy and native sweat lodges with the Yavapia community. The lessons I learnt here propelled me into a future of spiritual growth and mindfulness that I still carry with me to this day.

Over the next few decades, I continued to guide numerous people through the accountability and shadow work process laid out in the various 12-step programs I was a member of.

It is because of my partnership with these brave souls, I’ve witnessed amazing transformations that helped others evolve away from sex addiction, alcoholism, drug abuse, addictive eating, and issues of intense low self-esteem.

It wasn’t long before I also started, built and sold a number of influential businesses in a variety of industries. I’ve now spent over twenty years as a digital marketer selling products and services that align with my heart, while continuing to help others through their spiritual journeys, in order to expand my own connection to the divine.

It was during this time that I began counseling many aspiring entrepreneurs.

People who were tired of punching the clock and chasing other peoples dreams for a fraction of the profits. I’ve worked with start-ups, CEO’s, coaches and owner/operators to help them unearth their purpose and passions while turning a profit and giving back to their communities.

Some of my most proud work has been done in the space of business mentorship. I always love helping people, paid or not.

Whether I was helping people lose weight in the viral company I created (IIFYM.com) or through healthy nutrition with our customized oatmeal business (MyOatmeal.com) I always prioritized my personal growth and my desire to help others grow into the best version of themselves as well.

It was during these later years that I collected over 500k followers, subscribers and fans with an email list that exceeded 15 million people. My manifestation game was strong and my confidence was at an all time high.

I had all the material and attention I could ever desire.

As you might expect though, I also had all the stress that goes along with that much traffic, as well as overwhelm and chronic fatigue while trying to keep everything afloat.

It was at this point that I decided to dive even deeper into self-care, hiring coaches, and mentors to teach me different methods of biohacking.

At one point I was paying a nutrition coach, a personal trainer, holistic wellness coach, and business mentor to help lower the pressure and noise, ridding myself of mental and emotional obstacles, all so I could feel whole again.

I dove deep into research and did everything that all the best biohackers were promoting. My quest for neuroplasticity seemed to have no end.

Cold showers, red light therapy, water fasting, juice fasting, colonics, earthing, Wim Hof breathwork and ice baths, chelation therapy (IV Drip treatments) mastermind business programs, Keto, Paleo, hyper hydration, walking barefoot, intermittent fasting, rebounding, lymphatic massage, sports massage, transcendental meditation, dry brushing, and Pulse PEMF all while taking every nootropic, adaptogen and antioxidant supplements you can imagine.

I even developed my own personal high ORAC value greens drink to help level up my nutrition while competing in amateur bodybuilding shows (which I did with different levels of success, for a period of 8 years).

The only time I really felt at home in my body was the one week per year I would make my annual pilgrimage to Black Rock City to participate in the transformational event known as Burning Man. Next to my relationship with Kathy, Burning Man is the most important thing in my life.

It was after my 3rd trip to Burning Man that I came back and I developed my self-care coaching program where I guided others through the techniques I had mastered while trying to heal those last parts of myself that always seemed to surface and distract me from reaching my true goal of inner peace.

Despite success, followers, and material abundance, I felt disconnected and desperate. Such a painful place to find myself after doing so much work and learning so much.

This is when Kathy and my amazing personal assistants, Kayla and Jen, (not so) gently encouraged me to refocus by suggesting we sell the company.

After a long hard month of soul searching, we made the decision to sell our successful coaching business and move forward into the next phase of our lives

We found a buyer, sold the business, and bought a one way ticket to the Philippines, and decided upon a new country every week, all in pursuit of decompressing from the stress we had just left behind while also searching for the next business idea that would fill the hole I felt from no longer living a professional life of service and contribution.

I didn’t know it at the time, but our final stop on our world tour would be a month-long visit to Nosara Costa Rica, where I’d partake in a number of heart opening plant medicine ceremonies to help further my recovery and hopefully spark some creative embers that were slowly fading in my heart.

These powerful plant teachers, frog and toad medicine such as Kambo, Ayahuasca, Iboga Root and Bufo with Rape’ and Sananga mixed in for good measure.

To say that I got what I was looking for was an understatement. I went into the sacred medicine space looking for answers about my soul and to find my next great business idea but came out with a very clear message.

Relax
Connect
Heal
Be

During this intense month of sacred medicine I was reintroduced to that part of me that existed before the programming of my childhood set me on a path that cluttered my mind with self doubt and scarcity based coping skills.

The sacred medicing help remind me of who I was, who I am and who I can be, if only I choose to walk a path of rigorous healing and courageous authenticity. It was in those moments that I knew that I was meant to serve others in a new and more profound way than I ever had before.

Fast forward nearly 5 years passed a global pandemic, my dark night of the soul, more sacred plant medicine and countless Kambo gates applied to my body as I’ve trained with a number of practitioners and facilitators in the service of this amazing frog medicine from the Amazon rainforest.

Some people say that they feel called to sit with the medicine.
Others say they are called to serve it.
I feel as though I was chosen to do both.

That my life’s experience has led me to a point where the difficulties and triumphs both contribute to my ability to understand others and hold space for them in a way that I would not be able to do had I not clawed and crawled my way out of the darkness into the light.

I’ve rebuilt myself a good number of times over the years and every time I’ve come out a better, stronger and version of myself. This round, I’ve returned softer, kinder and more connected to my heart’s center which allows me to connect to my client’s center as well.

The training I’ve received and the intensity of decades of practice coupled with my dedication to personal development and spiritual growth have positioned me on a path of confidence and compassion which empower me to guide my clients into the center of their hearts so they too can climb out of the darkness that has kept them from reaching their full potential.

I no longer wonder what I am here to do.
It’s obvious.

I am here to be the Kambo Coach.

Thank you for reading