I am a 20-year veteran of building and leading teams to win federal government technology and business improvement contracts. I founded Voluminant in 2004 as a business performance improvement and turnaround firm that helps federal government agencies and commercial operations drive growth and transformation through innovative, cost-effective, and customer-centric solutions. VoluXR, Voluminant's dedicated edTech arm, is now home to a suite of education and training courses, and custom training services using eLearning, XR (augmented and virtual reality), and interactive multimedia. The enthusiasm and focus I bring to my executive career is shaped by how I started my career: as a human performance enhancement coach helping professional, elite amateur, and collegiate athletes reach their absolute potential. Leveraging concepts of sport psychology -- guided visualization, enhancing their ability to focus amidst distractions, and by crafting (and coaching) goals to keep teams and individuals motivated throughout long seasons or in the face of adversity -- I have worked with aspiring up-and-coming amateur athletes, collegiate D1 warriors, and world-ranked pros.As the CEO and COO of two management consulting firms with a global reach, I have worked with hundreds of industry-leading clients such as the U.S. Department of State, UNFI, Performance Food Group, KONE, Alsco, Great American Restaurants, and the Clyde's Restaurant Group, delivering results-focused, applied, and reliable solutions that enhance productivity and quality, and boost employee retention. As a strategist and program manager, I have led project teams to conceptualize, plan, and implement solutions that align with organizational goals and performance benchmarks.As a management, sales, leadership, and mental skills trainer and keynote speaker, I have shared my insight and lessons learned on human performance improvement, decision making, building entrepreneurial businesses, and cultivating high-performing teams to audiences around the globe. As a fully-recovered stroke survivor and competitive athlete, I can speak to the challenges of overcoming adversity, how unplanned events can change perspective and self-identity, and how to successfully navigate the physical and emotional roadblocks life unexpectedly throws our way.