Core Values

Presence – Providing my undivided attention and relishing every moment of a conversation.
Authenticity – Showing up as my true self and opening the door for others to do the same.
Creativity – Expressing myself through design, innovation, and creative problem-solving.
Generosity – A value I inherited from my father who gave reflexively, sacrificially, and wisely.
Curiosity – Approaching life with an open-mind, asking great questions, and developing a growth mindset.
Advocacy – Leveraging my time and resources to support causes making a positive impact on our world.

Top Five Strengths

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Adaptability – I prefer to go with the flow and tend to be a “now” person who takes things as they come and who discovers the future one day at a time.
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Developer – I recognize and cultivate the potential in others. I spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from evidence of progress.
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Belief – I have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for my life.
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Activator – I can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. I want to do things now, rather than simply talk about them.
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Connectedness – I have faith in the links among all things and believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has meaning.

five acts of kindness

Creating safe spaces for people to be known, loved, and encouraged, guiding them toward a deeper understanding of themselves and God.
Offering my creativity, innovative spirit, and eye for detail to organizations elevating brand quality and excellence.
Fostering organizational health through developing and leading healthy cultures that allow people to thrive and get results.
Emphasizing the significance of building relationships with, learning from, and valuing individuals and/or people groups with different backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and perspectives.
Using my gifts to serve and support the amazing work church, organization, and community leaders are doing to bring peace, hope, and healing to the city of Chicago.

The Enneagram is a tool that helps me understand my deepest desires, fears, and weaknesses. By knowing myself better, I can improve my relationships by developing greater levels of empathy, sacrifice, and love for others.

Enneagram 4

Creative and expressive: I have a rich inner world and use creative outlets like art, music, or writing to express my emotions and ideas.
Authentic and individualistic: I strongly value being true to myself and resist conformity, striving to find and maintain a unique sense of self.
Intuitive and insightful: I often trust my gut feelings and have a deep ability to understand motivations and the deeper meaning behind things.
Emotionally sensitive: I experience feelings intensely and I’m highly attuned to both my own emotions and those of others.

Enneagram 4

Creative and expressive

I have a rich inner world and use creative outlets like art, music, or writing to express my emotions and ideas.
Authentic and individualistic

I strongly value being true to myself and resist conformity, striving to find and maintain a unique sense of self.
Intuitive and insightful

I often trust my gut feelings and have a deep ability to understand motivations and the deeper meaning behind things.
Emotionally sensitive

I experience feelings intensely and I’m highly attuned to both my own emotions and those of others.

Myers-Briggs personality assessment helps me understand my communication style, strengths, and potential areas for growth to improve relationships, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Myers-Briggs enfp

Few personality types are as creative and charismatic as ENFPs. Known for their idealism and enthusiasm, ENFP personalities excel at dealing with unexpected challenges and brightening the lives of those around them. People with the ENFP personality type are true free spirits – outgoing, openhearted, and open-minded.

Marked by inherent charisma and original imaginations, people with the ENFP personality type bring a unique energy into their professional environment. They are passionate about brainstorming with their teams and tend to excel in positions of leadership due to their ability to infuse the workplace with positivity and encouragement. With their warmth and open-mindedness, ENFPs often find ways to make their workplaces more creative, inspiring, and caring – no matter where they are on the career ladder.

As employees, ENFPs often impress their managers with their creativity and adaptability.

ENFP managers don’t talk down to the people who work for them. In fact, managers with this personality type behave much like they did before they were in charge: They establish real connections with their employees, and they inspire by example rather than shouting orders from behind their desks.

Areas of Growth

Change – Let’s face it, I’m a lot more comfortable and excited when I’m the one implementing changes in my life. Conversely, things get tough when there’s a significant shift in a rhythm, routine, or strategy I’ve grown accustomed to. There are moments when my strength of adaptability kicks in and I can adjust accordingly…and then there are times when the change is so abrupt and impactful that it requires a lengthly amount of time to shift.
Administration – Confession: I am not a task-driven, systems-loving, and process-minded leader. Instead, I’m a highly-relational, people-oriented, visioneer, and creative. Though absolutely appreciate those proficient and gifted at all things administration, I find myself more than often procrastinating when it comes to administrative or logistical tasks. Admission aside, that doesn’t mean I can’t grow in my ability to create and implement structure/processes that support the work I love to do. My ultimate goal is to get 5-10% better at all things administration.

Favorite Things

A snow-capped mountain range, deep meaningful conversations, a 5-second hug, a well-balanced smokey/bitter/sweet/boozy cocktail, a medium-rare prime ribeye or NY strip, my 13-years-and-going men’s small group, experiencing a live professional tennis match, witnessing my kids do something creative, being in constant awe of my stunningly beautiful and amazing wife, and last but not least…grabbing coffee with my sister from another mister, Camille. These are my favorite things.