Board-level advisor, author & host of The Disruptive Chef ... guiding founders and operators to cut chaos, tighten operations, and scale with clarity.
Built by Scars.
Proven by Results.
I've survived a coma, a motor cycle accident, a tractor-trailer accident, and a stroke. I've also managed a $3.6B sector worked across 17 countries and helped 62 founders publish books that generated $18.3M+ in verified revenue. I don't teach what I read. I teach what I bled to learn.
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30 years. $3.6B managed. 17 countries. Started with $280. I don't teach what I read. I teach what I bled to learn.
62
Founders published
$18.3M+
Verified client revenue
190K+
Podcast listeners
$3.6B
Sector managed
300K+
Book in circulation
$280
How it started
The Story Behind the Work
At 19, a drunk driver put me in a coma. Doctors told me back home I was 56% handicapped. I opened a restaurant instead. I built six of them in Austria by 24 before Nestlé acquired the concept. Then I came to America with $280 and a bet on myself.
"The system told me I was finished. Four times. Four near-death experiences. I kept showing up."
Thirty years later - $3.6B managed, 17 countries, 50+ published works, 300,000+ copies sold. On Thanksgiving 2024, I had a stroke. I was back to work at 95% recovery. The mission doesn't stop because the road gets hard. It stops when you stop.
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What I know now that I wish someone had told me: your expertise is the asset. Most leaders die with their best work still inside them. My job is to get it out.
Five platforms. One mission.
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