I was born and raised in Las Vegas, where I was very active in sports. I competed at the national inline speed skating competition in Buffalo, NY when I was fourteen. Also played competitive soccer throughout college.

My first job was at a local frozen yogurt shop. I was so good at serving yogurt that another local business lured me away with a higher offer (an additional $.50 an hour). From an early age, my dad always taught me the value of hard work and saving. When I was eighteen, he gave me two choices: pay rent or start contributing to an IRA. It didn’t take a CFP to make that decision. I chose the IRA and have been saving and investing ever since.

In college, I combined my work ethic with a healthy dose of nepotism (thanks, big bro!) to land jobs with a number of celebrity chefs: Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, and Roy Yamaguchi. So, lucky for me, I was never the struggling college student. In fact, I was able to buy my first house and my first rental property while still in college.

After college, I used the poor man’s version of a career coach, a book called The Top 300 Jobs in America. I came to the pages on being a financial advisor and immediately knew that was what I wanted to do. I feel blessed to be able to wake up every day and help my clients navigate through life’s financial maze and allow them to achieve peace of mind. I am truly grateful for the honor of being my clients’ trusted advisor.