welcome. i'm glad you're here.
whether you ended up here by accident, or you're curious about me...
i appreciate you taking the time to read a bit about me and what i've done.
as you scroll down and start to put the pieces to the puzzle together, you might notice a thread throughout my work: taking action.
it's a skill that's allowed me to do things, try things, fail at things, and learn things.
that leads me to the most important point i want to make:
you don't need anyone's permission to take an idea (or passion) and try to turn it into a business. You can take action now. today.
that's what i go deeper on inside of my newsletter. the simple, actionable steps to get off the starting block and give that idea a real chance to thrive.
the internet has enabled us to create whatever we want without having to go down the traditional route of testing a possible business idea. the barrier of entry is literally zero. and yes zero dollars too. the tools that are out there cost nothing to try and use. you don't need a team of marketing people, you have social media. and on top of all that, ai has enabled everyone to have even more information at their fingertips than ever before.
so what's your excuse... or reason to not start something?
here's My story
i'm a son of two immigrant parents who arrived to the united states in 1997 after they escaped the war in bosnia (in 1992-93). i was 3 years old when we left bosnia, even though i don't remember much i don't forget where i came from and the struggles that my parents endured during those times to give us a better life.
after bosnia, we spent 1 year in croatia and then headed over to germany as refugees of a war torn country. we had a 4 year visa and when it expired we had a choice to go back home to nothing or leave everything behind and start a completely new life in yet another country... and that's how we got to the United states.
i can only imagine how hard it was for my parents to restart their life 3 times before their kids were 10 years old.
doing tech stuff since i was 11 years old
i've always been fascinated with technology. i cried my eyes out to get my parents to buy me a bunch of computer parts so i can build my first machine. they thought i was a child and doing something illegal, but at the time (little did i know) i was chasing my curiosity. at 16 years old and after a few years of having a "real" job, i just couldn't do it anymore. i was a terrible employee and all i can think about is "how do i build my first business?"
I had my eyes and mind set on doing something for myself, doing it my way. i kept knocking on every door possible until i discovered project management in 2011. it felt like me. something that i could do "out of the box". i didn't have to write code or design websites, but i can be in the middle of all of it making sure things are running smoothly. along the way, i can learn the ropes that comes with the job.
i settled into a few different consulting roles before i started dive into building my own businesses and trying to figure out my next steps. there is no better way than to learn on the job.
what drives me...
curiosity and creativity
curiosity and creative are at the heart of everything that i do.
Transparency
doesn't get more real than this when it comes to relationships.
ideas
coming up with new ideas, solutions, and executing.
Growth
always putting my best foot forward to help people (and businesses) I work with, grow.