Time & Energy: Who?

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Pictured here at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA, with my wife, Alyssa. 

I grew up in Fargo, North Dakota, the youngest of three kids. Sports were a big part of my childhood, and while I spent years on the tennis court, these days you’ll usually find me on a golf course whenever I can sneak away. Golf has taken me to some incredible places and introduced me to remarkable people, many of whom you’ll see throughout this site.

More than anything, I’m grateful for the relationships that have shaped my life. I’ve learned that investing time in people is rarely easy, but it is almost always worth it. I’ve made my share of mistakes in friendships and along the way, but I try to improve a little each day.

I attended the University of Iowa beginning in 1998 and have returned almost every fall since for a Hawkeye football game with longtime friends. My wife Alyssa has become a Hawkeye fan by association, and we’ve had a great time watching Iowa athletics — especially during Caitlin Clark’s incredible run with the Iowa women’s basketball team and now with the Indiana Fever.

My professional career began in 2005 with UCB Pharma, where I sold medications related to allergies, asthma, and ADHD across North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota. In 2008 I moved to Atlanta to become the National Sales Trainer at UCB. That role exposed me to concepts that would shape the rest of my career: Emotional Intelligence, Time Management, Situational Leadership, DiSC, and the study of human behavior.

During that time two things became clear to me:

First, helping people grow personally and professionally was the type of work I wanted to pursue for the rest of my life. Some people call it a calling. For me it felt more like a freight train that I couldn’t ignore.

Second, top performers think and operate differently. I didn’t fully understand why at the time, but that realization sparked a lasting fascination with how people make decisions, manage their energy, and develop over time.

In 2013, a friend and colleague named Mike called and told me about an opportunity at Discovery Benefits. When I asked what he was selling, he said, “I’m not 100% sure yet, but the company is fantastic and the people are great.” That was enough for me.

I joined Discovery Benefits in 2013 and spent the next decade growing alongside the organization, first as a sales executive covering Southern California, Denver, and Phoenix, then as Regional Vice President of the West in 2017, and most recently as National Vice President of Sales in 2022.

Throughout those years of leading teams and coaching professionals, I kept noticing the same pattern. When someone’s time and energy were aligned with what mattered most, they performed better and lived better. When they drifted out of alignment, things quickly began to feel chaotic, no matter how many productivity tools they used.

Over time, those observations evolved into what I now call the Time & Energy System™.

This site is my effort to organize and share those ideas in a way that others can see, test, and apply in their own lives.