Personal Bio

My passion is in coaching your Next Level in personal/professional development and communication.  Specializing in voice, speech-crafting, storytelling, performance, impromptu, and leadership, I enjoy serving clients as a business collaboration catalyst. I love connecting people, ideas and resources with a focus in personal/team development. Engaging others in their growth journey to be more effective leaders, by using my personal learning experiences and advanced leadership studies, keeps energizing me. 

Born into an entrepreneurial family in Youngstown, Ohio, I’ve had a front row seat to learn leadership and service from my grandfather’s and father’s stewardship of our family business.  Over the years, I’ve watched them successfully manage a diverse workforce during both good and bad economic times maintaining a 1% turnover rate. As the third-generation Chairman of the Board at Compco, the steel products company my grandfathers founded, I actualize both strategic and interpersonal leadership skills daily.

I am a life-long learner with a focus in communication best practices. I help others realize that true leaders must communicate clearly and persuasively if they hope to inspire great achievement. 

 As a TEDx speaker and current license holder for TEDxYoungstown, I continue to hone my speaking skills and coach others on the stage.  In my first book, Speak Like a Pro…, I’ve compiled best practices and practical tips I treasure. 

 It excites me to share all that I’ve learned with college students, as I continue an instructor in the School of Communication at Youngstown State University. I teach classes in interpersonal, group dynamics and public speaking. 

Personal Stats

Hometown Name

Boardman, Ohio

education

Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Miami University (1988)

Masters of Business in Leadership and Self Discovery from The University of Nebraska and Gallup University (2009)

profession

Entrepreneur and Professional Up Level Coach

industry

Marketing and Comunications

what are you passionate about

Helping people reach the next level in their personal and professional lives.

fun fact

One of my highest honors, outside of my professional pursuits, was earning my sixth-degree black belt in Kempo Martial Arts and serving on the board of directors for the Bruce Lee Foundation for 15 years.