Why I Started
Project Hyperfocus

Growing up, I had severe ADHD and was later diagnosed with dyslexia. I struggled in school, and for a long time I assumed that meant I wasn’t a particularly good learner.

As I got older, I realized that wasn’t really the problem. I learned differently.
I could struggle to study for a written test, but give me something I was genuinely interested in and I could become completely obsessed with it. I’d research it for hours, teach myself everything I could, and keep going long after someone else might have lost interest.

That really clicked for me when I entered the corporate world in Manhattan.
Early in my career, I was fortunate to work for people who gave me a tremendous amount of freedom and trust. Instead of being told exactly how to do my job, I was given real responsibility and opportunities to help build and scale businesses.

I found my connection almost immediately.
For the first time, I was in an environment where many of the things that came naturally to me were valuable. I could obsess over a problem, chase an idea, build relationships, figure things out on the fly, and take ownership of something real.

Just as importantly, I had mentors who recognized those strengths, trusted me with opportunities, and helped show me the road forward.

Those real-world experiences ultimately gave me the skills and confidence to build a career first in corporate sales and later in renewable energy consulting and business development. To date, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the largest Fortune 500 and Fortune 20 companies and institutional organizations in the world.

I don’t believe that path happened because I suddenly became better at sitting in a classroom or taking a written test. It happened because I was given real responsibility, real-world experience, mentorship, trust, and the freedom to discover where my strengths could take me.

Eventually, that made me ask myself:

What if kids had the opportunity to discover that connection earlier?

That’s why I started Project Hyperfocus.
There are kids right now whose potential may not be obvious on a report card. They might struggle in certain parts of school while knowing everything there is to know about computers, drawing, taking things apart, researching airplanes, making videos, writing music, designing things, a specific business plan or becoming completely absorbed in something nobody has ever thought to ask them about.

I want to help those students find their connection earlier than I found mine.

Project Hyperfocus starts by asking a different question:

What makes this kid light up?

Then we give them the mentorship, resources, real-world experiences, and freedom to do something meaningful with it.

Because potential isn’t always on the report card.