If you had told me growing up that fitness would become my career, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. I wasn’t the athletic kid. I was in the marching band throughout high school and never really saw myself as someone who would step on a bodybuilding stage, let alone make a living helping others transform their lives.

Everything started in college when the movie 300 came out. My roommate became obsessed with getting a six-pack like the guys in the movie, so we started training in the gym at our apartment complex. Around the same time, I needed an elective and had to choose between ballroom dancing and weightlifting. I chose weightlifting, and that decision ended up changing the course of my life. After college, I found myself serving tables and feeling like I wasn’t fully using my potential. Training became something that gave me purpose. Every workout was a small win, a way to prove to myself that I was moving forward and investing in something meaningful.

From the beginning, I became a student of the game. I read, learned, experimented, and immersed myself in fitness. Most of what I tried worked because I was willing to put in the effort. Looking back, the only thing that ever truly held me back was inconsistency. The biggest turning point came when I hired a coach. Having someone guide me, hold me accountable, and show me what was possible accelerated everything. Between 2016 and 2019, I went from amateur bodybuilder to IFBB Professional, accomplishing goals I once thought were out of reach.

Today, I’m married, with two yorkies, building a life with my wife who's who's a therapist, and we’re working toward starting a family of our own. I’ve been coaching for over eight years after previously working as a chemical operator, and I can honestly say I’ve found what I’m meant to do. Fitness gave me confidence, direction, and purpose, and now I get to help others experience the same thing.

The reason I coach is simple: there is nothing better than being part of someone else’s win. Sometimes that’s a stage title or a major transformation. Other times it’s fitting into a pair of pants they haven’t worn in ten years, getting off medication, improving their health, or simply feeling confident again. Those moments are priceless. I help people who are ready to stop guessing, commit to themselves, and become the strongest, healthiest version of who they can be.