Home: Houston, TX. Organization: Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System and Landmark Hospitality Group. Title: Chairman, CEO. Pronouns: He/Him/His. Significant other: Luisa, my best friend, my world. Alma mater: University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine.
Current project: Expanding Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System. Opening the next Hearsay Gastro Lounge. Recent recognition: 2023 Community Hero Award from The Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston. Hobbies: Spending time on the lake, long road trips with my family. Last book read: Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki.
Personality profile: Precision-minded with a soft heart. I don’t raise my voice, but I rarely repeat myself. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Trust and friendship come before contracts. What is your greatest joy? My family. What is your greatest fear? Letting down the people who rely on me. What word or phrase do you use far too often? Results. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Architects. How do you relieve stress? Working out, it resets my mind.
What was your first paying job? Paper route. What was your favorite college course? Math and Medicine, both deal in patterns. What book have you repeatedly read? The Art of War, by Sun Tzu. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Citizen Kane. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Don't see opportunity as a blessing or a burden. Just take it as a challenge, and rise to it.
What is your big idea?
To take Hearsay Gastro Lounge beyond Texas—a national presence with local soul.
What message do you want to send out into the world? You are worth what you believe you are. What mega-trend most excites you? People becoming more intentional about their health. What mega-trend most concerns you? Influencers pushing misinformation.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Precision & Grace. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My father. I’d want him to see what I’ve built. What advice would you give your younger self? Trust your gut. Don’t take life too seriously and know that mistakes are part of the shaping, not the ending. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The day my first hospital opened.
Personal mission: To help people believe they’re worthy of good care, mentally and physically. Favorite quote: “Discipline is doing what you hate like you love it” (Mike Tyson).
