THE GENTLE FOUNDER

FROM HUSTLE TO HUMANITY

I used to believe that success was measured by how much I could endure. For years, I lived the life of a typical entrepreneur: high-stakes, high-stress, and always "on." I thought that to build something great, I had to be relentless. I was white-knuckling my way through growth, convinced that my value was tied to my productivity.

Then, life forced me to let go of the wheel. In the span of a year, my world shifted. My father and my brother were both diagnosed with stage four cancer. Suddenly, the small business I had poured my soul into felt secondary to the people who actually possessed it.

THE ULTIMATE EXIT

I didn't just sell my business for a "payday." I sold it to reclaim the most valuable currency we have: Time. I stepped away from ‘President’ to become a full-time caregiver and traded Zoom meetings for hospital rooms. That "hell of a year" stripped away the noise of the hustle and revealed a truth I had ignored:

You cannot lead a meaningful business if you are neglecting a meaningful life.

But I wasn't just caring for them; I was also learning to live within my own limitations.

EXPERIENCE OF WELLNESS

My perspective on wellness isn’t a theory I read in a book; it’s a practice I live every day. I live with chronic autoimmune conditions. For me, "slowing down" isn't a luxury, it’s a biological mandate.

I’ve had to learn how to lead, create, and build while navigating the unpredictable nature of chronic illness and the heavy weight of grief. This intersection, where ambition meets physical limitation and emotional loss, is where The Gentle Founder was born.

WHY NOW

I’m here because I know what it’s like to keep going when your body is asking you to stop. The Gentle Founder is the kind of conversation I would’ve had with my brother on any given day. Without him, I needed a place to hold thoughtful, real support for the actual seasons of living a Gen-X life.

GEN-X REALITY

The hustle culture we were sold ignores our humanity, especially for those of us in the messy middle, caring for aging parents, grieving losses, managing our health, and still trying to show up.

I’m here to help founders and leaders build lives that actually have room for them to exist.

I want to prove that:

You can be ambitious without being anxious.
You can lead while managing your health.
You can build success and be gentle with yourself.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF_

You’re navigating the overlap of career ambition, health realities, and family responsibility. You’re tired of wellness advice that feels like another to-do list made for people with unlimited energy. You want to build a legacy that respects your body’s boundaries and your heart’s capacity.

I’m not here to give you another productivity hack. I’m here to share how we build meaningful things when life is hard, our bodies are tired, and our priorities have finally shifted.

I’m a work in progress. This space is too.
That’s not a weakness, it’s the point.

Let’s build something gentle.