BIOS, UGH… BUT LET’S GIVE IT A GO

Who wants to live in a box? Hence, the varied pursuits ranging from Martial Arts to spearheading global marketing campaigns to photography to restoring Vintage Motorcycles. In addition to internationally published author, media host and podcaster, also teaches meditation and wellness. Oh, and also acted on the television drama, Kingdom, published The Zen Protocol—a guide to physical and mental transformation through the application of esoteric Zen practices—and is currently putting the finishing touches on a SciFI book series: Arc Zerø. 

Born in New Orleans, dealt craps on a riverboat before earning an MBA and a law degree from Tulane University. Played guitar in several bands, also studied creative writing at the University of New Orleans, UCLA, and in numerous workshops.

Photos and ramblings have graced Vice, Maxim, Details and numerous other outlets. Optioned several screenplays. Best of all, a self-professed geek — for SciFi, graphic novels [e.g. Blackhole & Patience] and great fiction. Top of the list are Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven, Thom Jones' short story collection The Pugilist At Rest, Junot Diaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake.

KINDNESS AS RELIGION

Both the podcast and writings reflect the Zen maxim: 'Be kind to all you encounter on this split-second journey and the rest will figure itself out.