I was born with red hair, blue eyes and a big mouth. For as long as I can remember people have told me I am easy to remember. When I arrived at Ithaca College for freshman year, a few people approached me by name like we were old friends. I met these kids during orientation weekend and they were all basically strangers. But, they felt comfortable around me because they remembered me. This was not happening for most of my classmates who showed up and blended into the scenery.

At age 8 I learned to write handwritten notes while away at summer camp. Most of my bunkmates would do almost anything to get out of this weekly task. For me, it was an opportunity to check in with myself, my family and some close friends from school. After the summer, it felt ike the friends I wrote to became more like my extended family. The fact I thought about them while away and took the time to reach out made the special people feel appreciated.

When I incorporated OA in 2004, my mission was to help others to get the attention of their desired target in a truly memorable way. From there building a relationship is a natural byproduct of being thoughtful and deliberate. My unique perspective provides so many lessons about how people can approach relationships and stand above and apart from any competition. 

I am beyond blessed to be married to my best friend, Lauren. We met in nursery school and were reunited in grade 7 after attending different elementary schools. We went to the senior prom as "friends". A few years after college we began dating. Today married 28+ years. We moved to south Florida in 2000 and have a 24 year old son, Ben who is NCAA basketball Coach and a 21 year old daughter, Jessica who will begin her senior year at UCF in August 2015. And Kelli is our 15 years old Labrador Retriever and is the greatest!