Boardroom to Bleachers: How Overlapping Roles in Sports and Civic Service Sharpen Decision-Making
Wearing Two Jerseys Most days, I’m either on a lacrosse field or in a boardroom. On paper, those worlds might look miles apart—sweat and whistles on one end, budgets and bylaws on the other. But truth is, they have more in common than you’d think. Whether I’m coaching high school athletes or serving on the […]
Reinventing Fatherhood: Mentoring in the Absence of a Blueprint
A Father Shaped by Absence I didn’t grow up with the classic father-son story. My parents divorced in 1989, and after that, my relationship with my dad became—well, let’s just say it faded into the background. He remarried. He worked constantly. And while he was entrepreneurial and ambitious, he just wasn’t there in the way […]
Lacrosse is Booming in Florida: Why GALAXI Is at the Heart of It
A Sport on the Rise in the Sunshine State If you’d told me twenty years ago that lacrosse would be one of the fastest-growing sports in Florida, I probably would’ve raised an eyebrow. Football? Of course. Baseball and basketball? Naturally. But lacrosse? Yet here we are—and it’s booming. From Tampa to Jacksonville, and especially in […]
Gator Grit: Why Gainesville Is the Ultimate Home for Civic-Minded Sportsmen
Why I Planted Roots in Gainesville When people ask me why I stayed in Gainesville, I don’t give them a canned answer. I tell them the truth: It’s not just a great place to live—it’s the kind of place that calls you to step up. To sweat, serve, and stay connected. Gainesville has this unique […]
Power and Responsibility: Inside the Role of a GRU Board Director
From Coach to Boardroom: Why I Took the Call If you know me, you probably think of me as the lacrosse coach, the nonprofit guy, or maybe even the “Twistee Treat kid.” But in 2024, I took on a very different kind of role: Board Director for Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU). It’s a governor-appointed, unpaid […]
Coaching the Next Generation: Building Character and Confidence Through High School Lacrosse
How I Got Into Coaching (Hint: It Wasn’t Planned) If you told me 15 years ago I’d be spending my evenings on a lacrosse field shouting “Move your feet!” and “Heads up!” to a bunch of teenagers, I’d probably have laughed. I didn’t play lacrosse in high school. Back then, it wasn’t even on the […]