Home: Chicago, IL. Age: 33. Profession: M&A advisory. Organization: Lakeside Acquisitions. Title: Founder and CEO. Alma mater: Indiana University.
Latest accomplishment: Exclusively represented Recycle Capital for sale in their acquisition by WM. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Founded Lakeside Acquisitions in 2023. Hobbies: Biking, fishing, boating – anything on or around a lake. Recent travel or adventure: Saint Kitts and Nevis. Recently viewed and recommended: MobLand and Landman.
Personality profile: Strategic, tenacious, entrepreneurial, level-headed. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Loyal. Moral compass: Is this something that would make myself and my family proud? What word or phrase do you use far too often? Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. What natural talent have you neglected? Comedy and story-telling. What is at the top of your bucket list? Going on an African safari. How do you relieve stress? Taking a walk.
What was your first paying job? The concession stand at my local baseball field. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Top Gun, Two for the Money, Goodfellas. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My grandfather. What’s the best advice you received growing up? From my mom: Stop worrying about the things you can’t change and focus on what you can. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Baseball rules almost always apply: three strikes and you’re out.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Valuing work ethic and hard work instead of glamorized lives on social media. What message do you want to send out into the world? Sometimes you’ve just got to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and do the work. What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence.
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Jake Gyllenhaal. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My dad. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A garbageman. I’ve always loved garbage trucks. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my family, on a lake. What advice would you give your younger self? Slow down and trust your gut.
Personal mission: Providing and living a happy life with family and friends. Ideally, near a lake. Personal motto: Live to fight another day.
