I’ve never had a smooth path—and I don’t pretend otherwise. From sweeping floors at thirteen to buying my first business before most people earned their first paycheck, my story has always been less about profit and more about survival.
I’ve built and lost, rebuilt from the ashes, and learned what endurance really costs. But this isn’t just a business story—it’s a human one. It’s about love, loss, sacrifice, family, and the will to keep moving when everything in you wants to quit.
That’s what led me to write Truth in the Trenches™—a memoir that doesn’t polish over the failures or hide the pain. It’s for the everyday struggler holding life together, the person rebuilding after heartbreak or collapse, and anyone tired of empty self-help slogans. My story is personal—but readers take from it what they need: proof that survival, even when messy, is possible.
Today, as a developer, investor, and founder of Texas Development & Design and CEO of Twig & Nest Tiny Home Communities, I channel my story into action—transforming raw land into living, breathing communities built on hope and hard lessons. I also host the “Truth in the Trenches” podcast, where I share unfiltered conversations about resilience, business, and life, along with “Let’s Talk Tiny,” a podcast dedicated to the movement, mindset, and people behind our tiny home communities. Because in the end, it’s not about what you build—it’s about why you build it: resilience, connection, and the will to rise again.
