Founder, Coach, USNA ‘10

I’m a Professional Business Coach & Brand Builder for the Underdogs & Misfits (Veterans, Black Women, and anyone else who’s used to being one of one). No need to ask for a seat at the table when you can build your own.

Building a company is hard. Building a company in a new category is insane. Building a company in a new category as an underdog and a misfit founder is for the unhinged. Welcome to entrepreneurship.

To be a founder you have to be able to see what no one else can see and then be so convinced that it is there that you are willing to bet everything on it. You have to be so convinced that you see what no one else sees, that other people also suddenly start to see it.

Doing this is hard and scary for all founders but its especially hard the founders who are the least capitalized and have the least resources.

There’s a revolution taking place, one led by the underdogs and misfits like us, veterans, black women, and anyone accustomed to being the lone voice in a room.

We consistently defy the odds, break barriers, and rewrite the rules. We don't just think outside the box; we redefine it. In our world, "underdogs" and "misfits" aren't just terms – they're badges of honor, symbols of strength, resilience, and unparalleled innovation.

As a black veteran, business coach, and serial entrepreneur based in Harlem and Newark, NJ, I’ve seen the landscape from your vantage point, and know first-hand what you’re up against.

My goal is to be that trusted voice in your corner at all times, to make sure you focus on what truly matters, while you scaling your business and leading your team. I don’t have all the answers but I’m damn good and what I do, and would love nothing more than to work with you.

What do you say we get the conversation started?

Check out Alana Abernethy’s and my first book, “Black Veteran Entrepreneur: Validate Your Business Model, Build Your Brand, and Step Into Your Greatness.”

Black Veteran Entrepreneur gives a voice and entrepreneurial roadmap to BVEs across the country. Read it, implement it, and more importantly pass it along—what’s the point of making it to the mountaintop if you’re the only one up there?