Lead financial strategy for Affinity Consulting Group, including overseeing M&A, capital investment, cashflow, profitability, and liquidity strategies. Affinity (and its subsidiary Lawyerist) is a leading management and technology consulting firm for law firms and legal departments of all sizes. Our team of nearly 100 industry experts offers a holistic approach for optimizing law firm performance.

Co-founder of Lawyerist.com, the largest online community of small firm lawyers in the world, helping small law firms build healthier, more profitable, more impactful, and more future-oriented practices. We provide coaching, support, and resources for solo and small law firms to optimize their marketing, finances, technology, and client offerings.As of January 2023, Lawyerist is now a part of Affinity Consulting Group.

Lead high-impact team helping small law firms manage and grow healthier law practices. Implemented EOS business management system to organize long-term company vision, core values, stellar team, workflows and procedures, and financial modeling.

Investor in growing portfolio of historic-preservation and redevelopment real estate projects in Northfield. In 2023, began work on a full restoration of Northfield’s oldest building, the 1857 Lyceum Building.

Research and collections for the enigmatic Norwegian-American sculptor Oskar J. W. Hansen (1892–1971) most famous for creating the sculptures at Hoover Dam.

Part of the investment group in the redevelopment of one of the most-publicized properties in the world, the Cerro Gordo ghost town in California. Famous for its 1.6m-subscriber YouTube channel, “Ghost Town Living.”

Unique wines of the Pacific Northwest grown in Horse Heaven Hills and made in Tacoma.

Investor in Minnesota-based fast casual hamburger chain.

Seed investor in sales software start-up.

Advisory Board member for leading online legal billing software company, resulting in significant exit in 2020.

Manage market research and strategy projects for national leader of continuing legal education (CLE). Oversee Minnesota CLE’s New Lawyer Initiative, the nation’s leading program to transition new lawyers into law practice. Helped coordinate Minnesota State Bar Association Convention and helped lead one of the largest solo & small firm lawyer conferences in the country.

Led strategy and operations for the development of the Global Robotics Innovation Park (GRIP), a research park and business incubator for the robotics industry in Minnesota.

Led day-to-day operations and strategy for growing innovation management consulting company, serving multiple national and international groups of high-profile corporate executives.

Coordinated operations, planning, and programs for national research center on issues of law and political science. Public programs included lectures by Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, former Assistant US Attorney General Rachel Brand, United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, as well as hosting a full-day law and politics symposium. Recruited high profile advisory board, including Rep. Vin Weber, SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein, Rep. Bill Frenzel, Rep. Tim Penny, Norm Ornstein, Thomas Mann, Ambassador Sam Kaplan, Gov. Jim Blanchard, ATF Director Todd Jones, and others.

Coordinated projects for senior staff and the Dean’s Office, including ABA accreditation reporting and overseeing changes to the school’s academic rules.

Led financial management and campaign finance for Representative Ellison's first Congressional campaign. Served as campaign attorney related to campaign finance and election law matters. Served on post-election transition staff. Assisted in coordination of swearing-in activities, including arranging with the Library of Congress for Representative Ellison to use Thomas Jefferson's Koran for his swearing-in ceremony.

Associate attorney in 5-person boutique law firm. Practice emphasized campaign finance and election law, including advising political parties, candidates, and advocacy organizations.

Sole attorney in the 20-person internal corporate strategy group for $3.4 billion leading provider of legal information solutions.

Assisted the Commissioner and Chief of Staff in implementation of Governor Ventura's "Results Initiative" throughout the Department of Human Services.Helped organize department meetings and traveled with the Commissioner to statewide DHS facilities.

Coordinated 300-member statewide non-profit. Organized meetings, recruited membership, developed quarterly member newsletter, and coordinated legislative agenda and bill-tracking on issues of hunger, poverty, and sustainable agriculture. Advocacy resulted in million-dollar appropriation for state food shelves.

Directed statistical and opposition research, organized press clippings, researched opponents' finances and voting records, and prepared candidate for interviews and debates. Coordinated field organizing in the Third Congressional District, including voter contact and communications, and event scheduling and staffing.

Performed constituent casework on education and human services issues. Staffed Governor Ventura at international trade show with the Minnesota Trade Office. Developed travel brief protocol for Lt. Governor.

Worked as an assistant to the Midwest and Eastern Regional Directors of Political Affairs in the Office of Political Affairs at the White House. Projects included developing political travel briefings for President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Occasionally led West Wing tours for VIP guests and coordinated invitations for VIPs to greet the President during Air Force One landings.Developed and drafted policy proposal, related to the White House New Markets Initiative, partially implemented by President Clinton.

Performed research and constituent casework on international travel, immigration, and environmental issues. Served as a liaison between the Senator and constituents and advocacy groups.

Led canvassing and community organizing teams throughout the Twin Cities metro area.

Sports card and memorabilia retail store.Started business at age 11, working as a professional memorabilia dealer at sports card shows.Dropped out of 9th grade to open a retail store in downtown Northfield, MN.Major League Baseball strike of 1994 caused retail store to close (and caused me to re-enter high school in 10th grade).Continued to occasionally operate business at sports card shows through 1997.