My journey began early. At just four years old, I appeared on television solving advanced mathematical equations. By five, I was performing violin concerts in front of live audiences. At six, I programmed a colorful hot air balloon on a Commodore 64 as a birthday gift for my teacher. Watching her delight as technology brought my idea to life became a pivotal moment. It was then that I first realized the power of innovation. A year later, I published my first children's book, The Cloud That Didn't Rain.
By eight, I had created my first product: a superhero-themed board game inspired by Chutes and Ladders. The entrepreneurial bug had fully taken hold. Between the ages of ten and twelve, I ventured into commerce by selling unique items I brought back from a trip to Europe, producing and selling music mixtapes, and even creating my own superhero comic book, which I sold to classmates. These formative experiences laid the foundation for my entrepreneurial spirit, where curiosity, creativity, and initiative converged to shape the journey ahead.
During the dot-com boom of the 90s, I started my own Technology Consulting company after graduating from Delaware Valley University with a degree in Computer Information Systems Management. While growing my consulting business, I built multiple companies from the ground up and worked on a wide range of projects as I traveled around the world. One of these ventures was a successful, self-started consignment brick-and-mortar franchise, which I sold in 2010 to pursue new ideas.
In 2007, I started a film production company, Delphia Entertainment, from scratch. I began producing short films and interviewing celebrities at Wizard World Comic Con, a role I continued for several years. In 2010, I directed my first independent film, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2011 New Hope Film Festival and is now distributed globally. During this time, I also served as the primary videographer for Philadelphia tech events and investor meetups, while creating promotional videos for local technology startups.
In 2010, shortly after producing my first film, I became enamored with smartphones. The iPhone was a childhood futuristic dream come true. Having built websites for well over a decade, I immersed myself in the world of mobile technology and developed several platforms. Through trial and error, I created Instamour, a video discovery platform that graduated from the StartFast Venture Accelerator in 2014. With my initial success building mobile apps, I began working with various startups to help them build platforms across industries including healthcare, video, gaming, sports, and more.
After returning to the world of technology for several years, I went on to make my second film, a historical documentary titled The King's Highway. The film won Best Feature Documentary at the 2016 FirstGlance Film Festival and is now viewed worldwide. It was also licensed by WHYY/PBS for broadcast from 2017 to 2018, as well as by Fios and Xfinity, reaching more than 30 million homes across America. During the filmmaking process, I trained to become an FAA-certified drone pilot in order to capture all aerial cinematography, which also led me to launch an aerial photography business.
While running tech startups, Google flew me out to its Mountain View headquarters in 2015 to interview me for a Startup Program Management role, where I would help entrepreneurs in their portfolio. At the time, I was already advising many entrepreneurs on a daily basis and realized I was repeating the same methods, tactics, and strategies over and over. I knew the best way to reach a larger audience and help as many people as possible was to write it all down.
That is when I wrote and published my startup guidebook, Strap on your Boots, in 2016 to help startups and entrepreneurs around the world. In 2020, I completed the audiobook version for Audible. In 2017 and 2018, I was hired as a guest lecturer by PhD students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School to create and teach a course based on my book, titled Startup Essentials, for the Entrepreneurship Program. I taught this class at various universities, later expanded the course for online use, and now offer it on Udemy.
Around the same time in 2016, a B2B SaaS platform I created called See2B was honored as one of the regional winners in Comcast Business’s prestigious Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Contest. This national competition recognized 30 businesses across the United States for their innovative use of technology to enhance operations. See2B’s win included a $10,000 cash award and the opportunity to collaborate with leading business experts, reinforcing my commitment to using technology as a transformative tool for growth and innovation.
The success of my book and course marked a turning point in my entrepreneurial journey. These resources resonated with aspiring entrepreneurs around the world, inspiring countless individuals to turn their ideas into reality. Building on this momentum, I launched the Strap on Your Boots podcast in 2018 to further expand my reach. The podcast explores startups, technology, and innovation in greater depth, offering practical advice, success stories from top CEOs, and expert insights designed to empower listeners on their entrepreneurial paths.
From 2014 to 2017, I served as a journalist for Technical.ly Philly, covering the thriving Philadelphia tech scene with a focus on startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation. During my time there, I wrote extensively about local tech companies, startup founders, and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem, bringing my perspective as both an entrepreneur and storyteller to the coverage. My articles highlighted the people, products, and events shaping Philadelphia’s technology landscape, from emerging startups to major tech events such as Philly Tech Week.
In late 2019, I began production on my third film, a documentary about the fight against unsafe construction titled Cutting Corners. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, it forced me to think outside the box in order to complete the film. Throughout most of 2020 and the first half of 2021, I completed both production and post-production. The film won the Grand Jury Prize Gold Documentary for Best Film at the 2021 Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival, as well as Best Feature Documentary at the 2021 Pinnacle Film Awards.
Along the way, I was invited to be a featured speaker on several episodes of Xploration Earth 2050, an Emmy Award winning television series about the future on FOX and Hulu. I also regularly appear as a featured guest on podcasts, where I share insights to help entrepreneurs and startups succeed.
My favorite part of being an entrepreneur is participating in speaking engagements at universities and events. At these events, I mentor tech startups, college students, and business owners on how to succeed using my methodologies. Through this work, I recognized a gap in the market for founders who needed hands-on support, which led me to start a web and mobile development shop to help bring their ideas to life. To further expand my reach, I also began sharing tutorials on my YouTube channel.
I entered the cryptocurrency space in 2013 by mining Bitcoin and other digital assets. I have long believed in the future of cryptocurrency, smart contracts, and a decentralized internet. In 2018, I produced a web series with Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem for his company, Crypto.IQ.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, I created Spinnr, a video platform designed to help people make new friends who share their hobbies and interests, enabling them to connect through fun, real-world activities. The pandemic significantly disrupted human interaction, and many people have grown fatigued by traditional dating apps. Data shows that people want to make new friends without the added pressure common on most social platforms. Spinnr was built to address this need. By leveraging video technology and a hobby-based matching system, it brings a new approach to meeting people, making the future of social connection available today.
Vengo AI is my newest venture, a 24/7 AI sales engine that transforms your website into a true revenue driver. Unlike traditional chatbots, Vengo acts like your top-performing salesperson by engaging visitors through voice and text, qualifying leads, and booking meetings instantly. It is trained on your brand, your messaging, and your sales playbook, so every interaction sounds authentically you. With a single line of code, your website starts selling around the clock.
In early 2022, the pandemic left me restless, so I wrote a new screenplay titled Protocol 7, a sci-fi thriller set in a distant space colony where Earth’s memory fades. Despite the challenges of a rapidly changing film industry landscape, I continued refining the script so it could be produced on a low budget. My efforts were rewarded when Protocol 7 became a quarterfinalist in the 2024 ScreenCraft Screenplay Competition, the Filmmatic Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship, and the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. This recognition validated my storytelling abilities and drew attention to the screenplay’s exploration of ethical dilemmas and the fate of humanity’s last survivors.
In 2026, I completed production on my fourth feature documentary, Before The Moon, which uncovers the untold story of the engineers, scientists, and visionaries who made America’s journey to space possible. From Bucks County’s Johnsville Centrifuge to NASA’s Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers, the film reveals how behind-the-scenes innovation shaped human spaceflight. Featuring rare archival materials, interviews with NASA legends and astronauts, and never-before-seen footage, Before The Moon preserves history while inspiring future generations to dream beyond the horizon.
SOME OF MY PAST ACHIEVEMENTS
I was honored to receive the Preservation Education Award at the 2018 Preservation Achievement Awards Ceremony for my documentary and nonprofit The King's Highway Foundation.
Pennsylvania House Resolution 974 was passed in Harrisburg by the House of Representatives and the Governor of Pennsylvania to name August 20th 2018 "King's Highway Day" in honor of my nonprofit The King's Highway Foundation and documentary film of the same name.
SCREENPLAYS
Over the years, I've crafted a diverse slate of screenplays that blend heartfelt emotion, societal insight, and genre-bending storytelling. My dramedy Woodchuck Charlie explores mental health and human connection through the eyes of an agoraphobic woodcarver who risks everything for love. After releasing my award-winning historical documentary The King's Highway, I was inspired to write Whitemarsh, a powerful Revolutionary War drama based on true events — echoing the spirit of The Patriot and Argo. Among my earliest works is Gender Bender, a sharp-witted romantic comedy that flips societal norms on their head. More recently, I've penned You Got Ghosted, a supernatural dramedy about grief, digital dating, and female empowerment in the modern world; and Protocol 7, a cerebral sci-fi thriller that delves into consciousness, morality, and survival aboard humanity's last space colony. Each script showcases my range as a writer and storyteller — from intimate character dramas to high-stakes historical espionage to speculative futurism. I am currently seeking representation for these projects. If you're a producer, agent, or studio executive looking for meaningful stories with cinematic scope, emotional core, and commercial potential — let's talk.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
I was fortunate enough to have two loving parents who were Philadelphia school teachers. Needless to say, my brother and I grew up in a household where we learned music, languages, art, culture, world history, and many other topics. My parents enrolled us in a private school called The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential. We learned computer programming, ballet, music, languages, met the astronaut Rhea Seddon, and in 1987 we played the violin on stage at the Academy of Music with Liza Minnelli.
I was also featured on the front cover of the book How to Teach Your Baby to Read, by Glenn Doman, the founder of IAHP. I was just a few years old, but I could read at a high school level. I was also featured on TV for being a child math prodigy on a show called Whitney & Company. You can see a clip here at minute 5:40.
BEHIND THE SCENES:
I live and manage my businesses in Bucks County, PA. I enjoy a wide variety of activities such as cooking healthy recipes, practicing the piano, writing screenplays, listening to orchestras perform, watching a show at a theater, attending museum exhibits, traveling to other countries, watching independent films, visiting historic places, learning new languages, exercise and yoga, spending time with my family and friends, and anything new or exciting that piques my interest or curiosity.
Through all the chapters of my life - from building companies and directing films to mentoring startups and exploring the cutting edge of AI - one truth has remained constant: I thrive on turning ideas into impact. I believe in the power of curiosity, resilience, and creativity to not only shape our lives, but to shape the world around us. Every venture, every project, every conversation is an opportunity to inspire, to build, and to grow.
I don't just dream about the future - I build it. Whether I'm writing a new screenplay, launching a tech platform, or helping others bring their visions to life, I remain committed to innovation with purpose. Life is an ongoing adventure, and I'm grateful for every twist in the road that's brought me here. The journey's not over - it's just getting more exciting.
Let's keep building. Let's keep dreaming. And most importantly - let's keep creating.
I believe success is dictated by applying dedication, passion, and positivity toward what you create. Above all else, never give up. Your idea of success will come when you least expect it.
