Who or what is your inspiration in business?

I watched dementia slowly erase my father, the sharpest and strongest man I ever knew, and I had absolutely nothing to offer him. That failure changed me forever. After surviving cancer at thirteen, a medevac ride out of the Army, and clawing my way off fentanyl cold turkey with no treatment and no one in my corner, I learned that the mind is the single most valuable thing we have and almost nobody is doing enough to protect it. Everything I build now exists because I refuse to let another famil

How do you stay motivated?

I carry the memory of who I was at rock bottom every single day, not as weight but as fuel. I was addicted to fentanyl, my body was broken from the Army, and the brain fog was so heavy I could barely function, and still nobody came to save me. I made the decision to save myself with nothing but willpower. That experience taught me that if I can build a way out for myself from that place, I have a responsibility to build one for the people still stuck there.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would launch my cognitive wellness app, a tool that helps people regulate their nervous system, reframe how they think, and build real long-term resilience. It works hand in hand with my supplement brand NootriMind as a complete mind and body system. Every dollar goes into app development, growing our giveback program for veterans and families facing cognitive decline, and proving that a company born from rock bottom can create generational impact.