I'm a Winemaker by trade...
For over two decades, my identity has been (and still is) forged in one of the most demanding and competitive environments on earth: Napa Valley.
From weighing nearly 300 pounds and over 35% body fat...
To my goal weight of 225 pounds and under 10% body fat... I redefined my biology at 48 years old.
Thesis Health & Wellness Was Born...
My Journey
From weighing nearly 300 pounds and over 35% body fat above...
To my goal weight of 225 pounds and under 10% body fat below... at 48 years old.
Thesis Health & Wellness Was Born...
Transforming lives Through Extreme Transparency & Accountability.
I'm a Winemaker by trade...
For over two decades, my identity has been (and still is) forged in one of the most demanding environments on earth: Napa Valley.
I'm a self-taught winemaker who broke into an industry where the rules are unspoken, the expectations are brutal, and the competition is legendary.
I didn’t come from money.
I didn’t come from legacy.I taught myself.
I learned by doing.
And today, I continue to own and operate Modus Operandi Cellars, a successful boutique winery where my wines have received rave reviews from the industries top wine critics, frequently scoring in the high 90's with several 97, 98, and 99 point wines across a wide range of price points ($45 to $325 per bottle), and they have even been served at a historic White House State Dinner.
My creativity led me to create new and unorthodox but logical winemaking methods when the traditional methods didn’t fit.
Over time, that out-of-the-box approach became my signature — pioneering techniques, producing award-winning wines, and building a respected brand in a field where the margin for error is razor thin and the pressure is relentless.
But the lifestyle behind the scenes…
was something else entirely.
As I built my business, my body was falling apart.
Long nights. Nonstop stress. Hospitality culture. Travel. Endless extravagant tastings. Hedonistic meals.
I came dangerously close to weighing 300 pounds.
I was exhausted, lethargic, depressed, inflamed, and running out of runway — physically and mentally.
Success in one area of life had silently written a destructive thesis in another.
Enter Biohacking...
And then I had a realization... If my identity was shaped by the inputs I allowed, then I could rewrite the inputs — and rewrite my identity.
That moment changed everything.
I became a student again.
Not of wine this time — but of myself.
I immersed myself in the world of biohacking, modern wellness tools, behavior science, supplements, nutrition, wearable technology, and the psychology behind sustainable change.
I experimented. I iterated. I learned. I refined.
And slowly, consistently, I rebuilt my body and my mind with the same spirit I brought to winemaking... experimentation, innovation, precision, method, humility, obsession, discipline.
