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What am I doing now?

A field log of what's active in life and work — refreshed periodically, true at time of writing.

Last updated · 08.30.2026 – 19:14:20 (PST)

Section I

Working On

CMG

Building AI + scaling brands.

An AI-native tech & growth partner for emerging brands to established operators. Fractional AI engineering, digital experience, and retention, embedded in your org as one team.

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True Kin

AI systems engineered for growth.

A dedicated AI operating system for D2C brands, retailers, and wholesalers — one customer graph, modules for every motion, agents that carry the load. Built and optimized for your business, deployed in weeks.

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AI Wrangler

Your AI technology experts and support team.

We teach businesses how to actually use AI with 1:1 coaching, workshops, and hands-on training built for owners and operators, not engineers. And we build the systems your business runs on: AI agents, phone receptionists that answer after hours, websites built for AI search, and the back-office workflows that quietly eat everyone’s week.

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Section II

Living

  • ·After a decade away, I’m excited to be back living in the Frontier of Northern California.

Section III

Why

  • ·Having fun obsessed in empowering exceptional AI and digital innovation experiences while living my ideal life of adventures creating memories each day.

Section IV

Professional Development

  • ·AI platforms and ecosystems
  • ·Go-to-market strategy & execution
  • ·Digital-enabled communities

Section V

Personal Development

  • ·Taking content creation to the next level
  • ·Growing my passion for photography with light painting, timelapses, and strobes/lighting
  • ·Improving my dedication to riding bikes for fun and cycling adventure tours

Section VI

Family

  • ·Having fun with family and weekend adventures
  • ·Embracing memories and adventures
  • ·Building out Tuckers Ridge Residence
  • ·Building Tuckers Ridge Bike Trails

Section VII

Reading

202210 books
  1. 01The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects — Andrew Chen
  2. 02Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew — Michael D. Leinbach
  3. 03The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence — Stephen Kurczy
  4. 04Be obsessed or be Average — Grant Cardone
  5. 05What the heck is EOS? — Gino Wickman, Tom Bouwer
  6. 06Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential — Tiago Forte
  7. 07Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon HillAnnual re-read
  8. 08Anything You Want: 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur — Derek Sivers
  9. 09It’s All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels — Robert Penn
  10. 10Moving to Outcomes, Why Partnerships are the Future of Marketing — Robert Glazer & Matt Wool
202119 books
  1. 01Building a StoryBrand — Donald MillerFebruary
  2. 02No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram — Sarah FrierFebruary
  3. 03Expert Secrets — Russell BrunsonFebruary
  4. 04The Introvert’s Edge — Matthew PollardMarch
  5. 05Permission Marketing — Seth GodinMarch
  6. 06Scary Close — Donald MillerMarch
  7. 07The Sales Boss — Jonathan WhistmanMarch
  8. 08The E-Myth Revisited — Michael E. GerberApril · Annual re-read
  9. 09I’ll Be Gone in the Dark — Michelle McNamaraApril
  10. 10Greenlights — Matthew McConaugheyApril
  11. 11Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans — Louise Maclellan and Paul Van DorenMay
  12. 12Contagious: Why Things Catch On — Jonah BergerJune
  13. 13Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis — J. D. VanceJuly
  14. 14Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon HillAugust · Annual re-read
  15. 15Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul — Jamie DucharmeSeptember
  16. 16Ready Player Two — Ernest ClineOctober
  17. 17Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design — Charles MontgomeryOctober
  18. 18If You’re Not First, You’re Last — Grant CardoneOctober
  19. 19The Future Is Faster Than You Think — Peter H. Diamandis and Steven KotlerNovember
202040 books
  1. 01Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up — Jerry ColonnaJanuary
  2. 02Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur — Derek SiversJanuary
  3. 03Built to Sell — John WarrillowJanuary
  4. 04Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning,… — Chase JarvisJanuary
  5. 05Difference: The one-page method for reimagining your business and reinventing… — Bernadette JiwaJanuary
  6. 06Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike — Phil KnightJanuary
  7. 07Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days — John HargraveJanuary
  8. 08The E-Myth Revisited — Michael GerberFebruary
  9. 09The Automatic Customer — John WarrillowFebruary
  10. 10The Third Wave — Steve CaseFebruary
  11. 11Real Happiness — Sharon SalzbergMarch
  12. 12Platform Revolution — Geoffrey ParkerApril
  13. 13Beyond the E-Myth — Michael E. GerberApril
  14. 14Eat, Sleep, Ride — Paul HowardApril
  15. 15How Cycling Can Save the World — Peter WalkerMay
  16. 16Real Artists Don’t Starve — Jeff GoinsMay
  17. 17The Complete Game of Life and How to Play It — Florence Scovel ShinnMay
  18. 18Do Work — Steven PressfieldMay
  19. 19A Curious Mind: The Key to a Good Life — Brian GrazerJune
  20. 20Ignore Everybody — Hugh MacleodJune
  21. 21Beyond Belief — Jenna Miscavige HillJune
  22. 22Big Meadows and Lake Almanor — Marilyn Morris QuadrioJune
  23. 23Zen to Done — Leo BabautaJune
  24. 24The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet’s Rise — David KushnerJuly
  25. 25Work Like da Vinci: Gaining the Creative Advantage in Your Business and Career — Michael J. GelbJuly
  26. 26Little Known Tales in Nevada History — Alton PryorJuly
  27. 27Will You Love Me?: The story of my adopted daughter Lucy — Cathy GlassJuly
  28. 28The Industries of the Future — Alec RossAugust
  29. 29It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work — David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason FriedAugust
  30. 30Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection — Brian GrazerAugust
  31. 31A Harvest of Change — Nabil N. JamalAugust
  32. 32Optimism and Trust – Handbook to survive and thrive through COVID-19 and beyond! — Robert CornishAugust
  33. 33Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow — Steve Lehto and Jay LenoSeptember
  34. 34Real Happiness — Sharon SalzbergSeptember
  35. 35Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon HillOctober · Annual re-read
  36. 36The Kaizen Way — Robert MaurerOctober
  37. 37What You Do Is Who You Are — Ben HorowitzNovember
  38. 38Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter — Curtis “50 Cent” JacksonDecember
  39. 39The 5 AM Club — Robin SharmaDecember
  40. 40Million Dollar Launch — Alan WeissDecember

Inspired by Derek Sivers' Now Page and the NowNowNow Project.

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