Leadership · Culture · AI
I solve problems by building things. Companies, frameworks, software, ideas I've carried for years. This is where I share what I'm working through.
Latest writing
Every Company Has a Culture. The Question Is What Kind.
Saying culture is important is useless advice. Every company already has one. The real question is whether you chose it, and how to build it on purpose.
Read this post →People first. AI forward.
About
A Little About Me
I run companies, build tools, and spend a lot of time on what makes work worth doing. It usually comes back to one idea: people do their best work when the work fulfills them.
I run Saturday Drive with my partners Kevin Stover and Jeremy Moore. Five brands across software, coffee, and wellness.
Work doesn't really feel like work to me. Problem-solving is the part I enjoy most, and I get to do it all day. That's shaped how I lead. I care a lot about culture, and I want the people I work with to find some of what I've found in the work.
More and more, that thinking points at AI. I'm bullish on it. It's already changed how I work, and I'm still figuring out what it means for how we lead and build together.
The frameworks I make come out of all this. They're tools for my own thinking first. When they turn out to be useful to someone else, I share them.
25+
years leading organizations
50+
team members across companies
5–10+
year average team tenure
What I Believe
The best leaders build systems, not dependencies. They set direction, give people room to work, and then get out of the way.
I'll take frameworks over rules and clarity over complexity. And I think work should be worth doing, not just something you put up with for a paycheck.
Frameworks
A Few of My Mental Models
Fulfillment Theory
Three questions define fulfillment for your team members: Do I love the work? Does it matter? Can I see the impact? Leaders influence the answers through clarity, collaboration, and connection.
Elevation Framework
Your to-do list is lying to you. This framework helps you discover what work deserves to be elevated, and what to delegate, automate, or eliminate.
Spheres of Influence
Your life is represented in concentric circles, from self to family to work to community to world. Your control shrinks as you move outward. A reminder to invest your best attention where you have the most influence.
Contact
Let's think together.
If something here got you thinking, or you're working through something of your own, I'd like to hear from you.