My journey began in Sugar Grove, Illinois, where being diagnosed with hearing loss at age six could have defined my limitations. Instead, it became the foundation for my discipline, resilience, and clarity of purpose. As a triplet with hearing loss in both ears, I learned early that challenges don’t determine outcomes — preparation, focus, and persistence do.

That mindset carried me through high-level athletics and into the world of investing, leadership, and economic empowerment.

Today, I am a 22-year-old entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and economic empowerment strategist working at the intersection of financial literacy, ownership, leadership, and technology to help the next generation build real economic power.

At North Central College, I earned All-Conference honors in track and field while also being part of a National Championship football team. In 2025, I received the CCIW Chris Martin Perseverance Award, recognizing my commitment to excellence while competing at the highest level with hearing loss.

Athletics taught me something most classrooms never will:
Success is built through consistency, preparation, and long-term discipline.

Those same principles guide everything I teach about money, investing, and leadership.

My financial journey started at 16 years old with my first job at Walmart. Watching my paycheck disappear pushed me to study investing, ownership, and how money really works. I devoured books, YouTube, and financial education until I learned how to make my money work harder than I did.

Since 2020, I have consistently built investment strategies rooted in discipline, research, and long-term thinking — not speculation — which became the backbone of my credibility as an educator.

That realization changed everything:
Financial literacy is freedom.

In 2023, I founded Social Storm LLC to close the gap in financial education for young people and communities that have been left out of traditional wealth systems.

What started as a passion project became a premier media and education platform delivering workshops, conferences, civic forums, and digital content centered on:

• Financial literacy
• Economic systems
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership development
• AI & future-of-work readiness

Today, Social Storm empowers thousands of youth and adults to think in terms of ownership, opportunity, and long-term wealth — not just survival.

Through Social Storm, I have built partnerships with:

• The City of Chicago
• Rainbow PUSH Coalition
• Chicago Department of Public Health
• Illinois State Representative La Shawn K. Ford
• Urban Male Network
• Bethel New Life

I’ve served as a citywide youth forum moderator alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson, facilitating conversations between Chicago’s youth and its most influential civic leaders.

I have also delivered AI and workforce-readiness training to government professionals — helping organizations understand how technology will reshape work, opportunity, and economic mobility.

Beyond education, I’ve worked inside large-scale urban development and community engagement initiatives, gaining firsthand insight into how:

• Real estate
• Public-private partnerships
• Capital investment
• Workforce pipelines

shape neighborhood wealth and long-term opportunity.

This gives my work a systems-level perspective that goes far beyond budgeting and stock tips.

Across Chicago and beyond, my work has led to:

• Thousands of individuals gaining financial confidence
• Dozens of major community events and workshops
• Hundreds of youth starting their first investment journeys
• Organizations integrating AI and modern financial tools
• Communities building economic literacy together

The real impact isn’t just numbers — it’s families thinking differently about money, ownership, and their future.

I believe financial education must evolve with technology.

That’s why I teach not just money — but how artificial intelligence, automation, and digital platforms are reshaping opportunity. I help organizations and individuals use AI as a tool for productivity, income, and long-term relevance rather than fear.

This combination of financial mastery + technological fluency puts my work at the forefront of next-generation economic education.

Every keynote, workshop, and partnership serves one purpose:

To help young people across the world recognize their value, build financial independence, and create lasting economic power for themselves and their communities.

When I stand on a stage — whether in front of 15 students or 300 civic leaders — I’m not just sharing financial strategies.
I’m planting seeds of confidence, ownership, and long-term vision.