There are real Rolexes and fake Rolexes.
I’m a producer, director, and actor who believes that storytelling is the art of self-revelation.
I love supporting artists as they find their creative voice, build careers, and navigate the turning points that matter most.
Which do you want?
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I set my collaborators up for success by creating an environment that is nurturing yet rigorous - because that is what our craft demands.
I think that my collaborators and mentees must feel in their gut that I am the right person. I only accept projects and clients who I think I can help.
When it feels right, both sides know it. -
There’s a whole industry in Hollywood of exploiting artists’ dreams for self-enrichment. I call it the Dream Industrial Complex.
Our field is full of charlatans who promote themselves as teachers and mentors, and who will gladly accept artists’ money in exchange for the promise of quick fixes and short cuts.
However, there are no shortcuts to true excellence and mastery. One of the most important lessons to recognize early in our careers is that success is an inevitable consequence of sustained excellence.
I take the role of mentor seriously because I believe that when an artist with a dream chooses me as a guide, I have a responsibility to help them achieve their goals through measurable outcomes, to charge fairly, and to be honest during our first meeting if I don’t think I can help. -
I’m a producing fellow at The American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) and recipient of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This scholarship.
I have collaborated on over twenty-two productions at AFI. I also love to be in front of the camera, and trained as an actor for four years at Playhouse West Philadelphia.
Before I found my path with storytelling, I worked as a licensed stockbroker in the JP Morgan Chase & Co Private Client Division, where I brought in over $13.1 million in assets and paid off $50k in undergraduate debt.
Next, I studied as a software engineering at UPenn, and although I completed the program, the greatest lesson I learned is that no one should rely on any software I have built, and that I should really get back to telling stories!
More recently, I acted in and unit production managed the Student Academy Award nominated film, Dandelion.