This Now page is inspired by Derek Siver.
Updated March 22, 2026, from my sunny home office in the Upper West Side of New York City.
As mentioned on my Executive Search page, I'm digging into my career pivot into the world of executive search.
I moved to NYC in fall 2025 after many years of feeling pulled here and visiting for work and pleasure. I feel like I'm still just at the tip of the iceberg in exploring all of the great restaurants, music venues, people, and culture. People always ask me if it's challenging, and I'm happy to report that the only thing I struggle with is having a car here!
I'm exploring new yoga studios as well taking swimming lessons for my swimming efforts.
I shot a tremendous amount of photography 2010-2013 and made decent money (especially for a college student). I set it aside after that and have sine only dabbled. In 2023, I took a wonderful tour through Florence where we were given a polaroid camera and a pack of film. That three-hour excusion reminded me how much I enjoy photography, and I've since been accelerating how often I take the camera out. I've recently been shooting often and posting my photos on my Instagram.
I'm also ideating on a long-term photography project on the isolating nature of addiction.
I'm making an effort to stay up to date on the latest features/platforms and to integrate LLMs/agents into my workflows. I've been sharing content that I find helpful with a small list of friends in an effort to further my own understanding and hopefully help others who aren't as plugged in. Shoot me an email if you're interested in joining the list.
I'm a huge fan of science-fiction and fantasy works and often have 1-2 books I'm reading and an audiobook that I'm listening to. Lately, I've been revisiting some classics (Harry Potter full cast editions), indulging in some progression/LitRPG (Dungeon Crawler Carl and Defiance of the Fall), and exploring newer works (Tchaikovsky, Drew Hayes, Gwynne, Ambercrombie, and, of course, Sanderson).
I've had the pleasure to meet a wonderful group of people through the Uptown NYC Board Gamers meetups on Sunday nights. I've gotten to play a ton of new-to-me games that are quickly becoming favorites such as Terraforming Mars (and expansions) and Dune: Imperium - Uprising.