About Me

I’ve always been drawn to how things work — businesses, markets, products, and the systems behind them. That curiosity showed up early. At twelve, I started trading stocks with money I earned caddying, fascinated by patterns in the market. Outside of investing, I was constantly building: shoveling snow, washing cars, and experimenting with small ventures. One of those ideas — a beer shotgunning keychain — unexpectedly sold well and helped cover part of my education costs.

I studied Marketing and Finance at Penn State and began my career on Wall Street in 2016, working in sales and later equity research. The experience gave me a strong foundation in how capital thinks and how businesses are valued — but I wanted to be closer to creation. In 2018, I left to start VIDE, a consumer beverage company. Over a seven-year span, we raised over $9MM in capital, scaled to more than 3,500 retailers nationwide, including Costco and Whole Foods, and sold over 3 million units.

Along the way, I remained active as an investor — including an early pre-seed investment in Xeal Energy, years before its $40M Series B — and spent time trading an event-driven equity strategy at a New York hedge fund. These experiences sharpened my ability to evaluate risk, identify mispriced opportunities, and understand how operators and investors often see the same business very differently.

Today, my work is focused on operational value creation. Through Narrow Gate Growth, I partner hands-on with founders, operators, and investors to strengthen the foundation of consumer businesses — from brand positioning and product strategy to operational systems and execution.

I am actively evaluating lower-middle-market private equity opportunities where operational improvement can materially change business outcomes.

Narrow Gate Growth exists to apply real operating experience — earned in the trenches — to businesses that want to build thoughtfully, scale responsibly, and create lasting value.

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Engagement

I don’t try to be everything to everyone. Narrow Gate Growth is intentionally selective, because the best outcomes come from working with people who value clear thinking, honest feedback, and disciplined execution over speed for its own sake.

I work best with founders, operators, and investors who are open to hard conversations, grounded decisions, and long-term value creation. My role is not to validate every idea or produce surface-level strategy — it’s to help identify the real constraints in a business and focus effort where it matters most.

Engagements are hands-on, practical and often in-person. I embed where helpful, get into the details, and approach problems the way an owner would — with an eye toward financial sustainability, unit economics, organizational health, and capital realities. Strategy only matters if it can be executed, and execution only works if the underlying foundation is sound.

I’m most effective in situations that are complex, underdeveloped, or misunderstood — whether that’s an early-stage company bringing a product to market, a growing business in need of sharper operating discipline, or an investor seeking operator-level insight. The goal is not growth at all costs, but progress that compounds over time.

If you’re building, fixing, or scaling a consumer business — or investing in one — and want a partner who will engage thoughtfully, challenge assumptions, and stay accountable to real outcomes, Narrow Gate Growth exists to do exactly that.

Philosophy

The name Narrow Gate comes from a passage in the Bible that speaks to choosing the narrow path — the one that is harder, less traveled, and demands discernment, discipline, and intent. That idea has shaped how I’ve approached both life and business.

I’ve consistently chosen the path that requires more thought, more work, and more accountability. Building instead of spectating. Operating instead of theorizing. Taking responsibility when outcomes are uncertain. The narrow gate is rarely obvious and never easy — but it’s where meaningful progress happens.

In business, this philosophy shows up as focus over noise. Targeted decisions instead of scattered efforts. Saying no to growth that looks good on paper but weakens the foundation. I believe durable businesses are built through clarity, restraint, and a willingness to do the unglamorous work most people avoid.

This mindset also informs how I work with brands and investors. We pursue strategies that can actually be executed, capital plans that respect reality, and growth that compounds rather than collapses. The goal isn’t speed for its own sake — it’s direction. Narrow, intentional, and aligned.

The narrow path isn’t for everyone. But for those willing to walk it, it leads to businesses — and outcomes — that last.