Toronto, Ontario, Canada
THE ORIGIN: RESILIENCE & REDEMPTION I build with the focus of a founder who has fought for freedom and for control of his own mind. In my darkest chapter, I served months in jail and was on house arrest for several years. This was because of a severe mental health crisis that led to a spiritual (re)awakening. It was also gave me my first and only contact with the justice system. Through that experience I saw that it was those who society left behind (i.e. the illiterate, mentally unwell etc) that ended up inside. This began right *after* PagerDuty went public and continued into the first years of COVID. None of that was a detour - it was the fire that hardened my resilience. THE TUITION: FROM LEGALPOD TO LAWYERPOD My first companies - Bluebird Tech Sales Bootcamp and LegalPod - shut down. I accept full responsibility. Failure is only information. That period sharpened the beliefs that now guide every decision. The 5 Things I Believe In: People outrank everything - technology exists to serve humans, not the other way around. Action begets insight - have a bias for action. If it’s a 2 way door, make an educated guess. Fast. Wager on AI Natives - tomorrow belongs to those who already think in AI. Play the long game - we are building a juggernaut meant to last one hundred years. Distribution governs - when software becomes a commodity, virality and momentum form a moat. Everything integrates to serve the mission - we take a Systems-Integrated, Account-Led Go-To-Market approach to building the company. THE MISSION - LAWYERPOD On top of that foundation, I am building LawyerPod. We close the "Air Gap" that now separates elite legal theory from daily operational reality. We do not market generic compliance checklists - we build the infrastructure that produces Operational Competence. We supply the modern GC with "Seven Sisters" quality intelligence. THE OPERATOR TRACK RECORD I have watched this plot unfold already. For ten years I helped build high velocity technology companies. LumiQ - They authored the CPD “Edutainment” playbook on resulting in a multi-million-dollar sale to Vertu Capital. PagerDuty - Witnessed the sprint to a $200M IPO and a $2B valuation and helped close RBC, a client mentioned on the first earnings call. VC Advisor - Techstars and Backstage Capital. CEO/GTM Advisor: Past (Earmark, Zown, CAMH, Birdseye AI, Consio AI) Current (Nurse Decoded) “It is our duty to win” - Assata 🎭 Neurodivergent (Bipolar 1) | ✊🏿 BLM | 🏳️🌈 Queer | ⚖️ Abolish Prisons | 🃏 Sober(ish) | Free 🍉
Founded 2/26/26 The Big Picture: The $2B "Consumer Audio Wars" (Spotify/Gimlet) were the beta test. The real alphas are the "Prosumer Audio Wars" where audio platforms are capturing the $50B regulated education market through mandatory, government-mandated revenue. Why It Matters: While consumer platforms fight for fickle attention, a new breed of infrastructure is owning the professional relationship. In a world where 49% of the market still relies on "live classroom" training, the move to mobile-first, accredited audio isn't just a feature, it's a structural moat. The B2B Proof of Concept: High-intent media has already reset the valuation floor. Axios hit a $10M run rate in seven months and sold @ $525M; Industry Dive (sold @ $389M) & The Athletic (sold @ $550M) proved that professional audiences command 5x–10x revenue multiples because their livelihoods depend on the data. The "Mandatory" Moat: Unlike Spotify's optional entertainment, continuing professional development (CPD/CPE) is career insurance. If a lawyer or CPA doesn't complete their hours, they lose their license, creating a recession-proof demand curve that doesn't rely on marketing spend. The PE Gold Rush: Private equity is already roll-up mode. Waud Capital saw a nine-figure exit with The CE Shop, Leeds Equity consolidated OnlineMedEd under Archer Review in 2925 and West LegalEdCenter under CeriFi ($24M revenue as of 2023), and Vertu Capital took a majority stake in podcast-native LumiQ in 2024. The Capacity Crisis: Law firms are hitting a structural breaking point, with in-house lawyer-to-employee ratios climbing to 120:1. Individual productivity tools aren't enough; firms need an "operating system" for competence that captures "dead time" via audio. Bottom Line: We are moving from the "Attention Economy" to the "Credential Economy." The winners won't just provide content; they will own the verification layer and the "learner graph" for the global professional class.
GTM Engineering and Revenue architecture role building the B2B play to drive conversions for a B2C CPD brand with a large footprint of free users (over 50% of free users used their work email to sign up). 3 month contract as an AI enabled GTM In Residence while I raise, get accreditation, build CPD reciprocity workflows and develop Axios level legal CPD audio content. Worked alongside the CEO and CTO and mentoring the sales team. Cancelled 2 weeks in with $60,000 in pipe created. Upsell in progress and a call scheduled an hour after my contract was cancelled to sort out the pricing. All because the CEO, who hadn’t crossed 5% of the revenue of their biggest competitor told one of the top sales reps (of said biggest competitor) that they “didn’t have what it takes.” Right. We’ll see how that plays out over the next 3 years. St.Patrick’s Day 2026 🍀💚
CAMH Engage is a board of young professionals driving mental health education that has raised over $1.2M for research at Canada's largest mental health hospital & research centre. Board Member of 'Education, Community Outreach & Awareness' Committee highlighting emerging research & tech in the field of mental health. The 2024 Board raised $100,000 - the most in CAMH Engage’s history. —— 2025 Co-Lead for Annual Pickleball with $15K quota
Testing new business ideas, business models and their market fit in the legal, edtech and GTM spaces as part of a side project in preparation for 2026. Learning to make AI core to business operations so our OS is autonomous.
LegalPod Inc. offered mobile-first, on-demand, AI-enabled CPD for lawyers via an accredited podcast app. The founding team, from LumiQ (acquired in 2024), brought proven expertise in a similar, proven domain. The team achieved several startup milestones, including pitch fest finals (5x) and incubator program acceptance (3x). It provided a modern, efficient way for lawyers to fulfill their professional development requirements. Incorporated February 22nd, 2025 (LP33). Formally dissolved the company on November 22nd due to unreconcilable differences among the founding team regarding the pressing market opportunities with the rise of AI. —— Highlights: 1. Completed LiftOff Bootcamp (dba InsurePod) 2. BBVA BHM Pitchfest Finalist 3. YSpace Venture Catalyst Cohort Winter 2025 @ YorkU 4. Top 8 finalist (out of 150 startup applications) for Polaris Tech Alliance Inaugural Pitch fest 5. Power of Community BFN Pitch Winner 6. Accepted into Innovation Factory Bootcamp 7. Top 12 Demo Day Finalist YSPACE Venture Catalyst @ York U 8. Inbound interest from multiple angel and institutional investors (BKR, Storytime, OCI etc) 9. Demos with the largest companies and law firms as well as leading startups in Canada (Fasken LLP, Rogers, Loblaws, Zensurance, Dentons LLP, Docebo) 10. Failed to launch successfully Lessons Learned: 1. Make sure you’re *very* philosophically aligned with cofounders at the start 2. Talk to customers and prospects vs begging for funding (be it non dilutive or dilutive). Traction is everything. 3. Founder psychology is everything. Go to therapy. 4. Don’t lean to heavy on past experiences in adjacent spaces (ie LumiQ). Operate from first principles. 5. Many, many, more...