I’m an entrepreneur and Fortune 100 leader whose career has been dedicated to empowering young people and creating innovative social impact programs.

At age 12, my move to a small town near Dallas sparked a passion for community service. Recognizing a lack of opportunities for young people to give back, I founded a nonprofit that empowered youth with microgrants to create and lead service projects. By the time I graduated high school, over 7,500 students nationwide had participated in our programs.

At 17, I was recruited by a Fortune 100 company to lead their corporate social impact program, where I helped grant $10 million to youth-led service projects across North America.

Around this time, I also founded a youth sports and enrichment camp provider. Through partnerships with municipalities and private organizations, this company became a leading provider of youth programming, impacting thousands of children and employing hundreds of young adults each year.

Following the successful exit from this venture, I partnered with SMU's leadership to create a role focused on large-scale projects and partnerships. This included securing a landmark partnership between Toyota North America and Dallas ISD to create an innovative PK-12 STEM school, and building a partnership with a major children's healthcare provider to address systemic issues in youth sports and education.

In 2019, I challenged a youth mentee to complete 30 service projects in 30 days, which led him to create his own nonprofit. Our book, "Better Together: How 30 Days of Service Changed My Life," documents lessons from this experience that can inspire and help other youth serve their communities.

In 2022, I joined The Allstate Foundation to lead their national corporate philanthropy around youth empowerment. The focus of this work is empowering youth to serve and improve communities.