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ten years in professional baseball taught me the mind decides everything.

Now I train it - for athletes, executives, and teams

My work is shaped by both lived experience as a former professional athlete and formal training through a Master's degree in Sport and Performance.

I help athletes, coaches, and teams build the internal skills needed to perform under pressure with confidence, clarity, and freedom. The guidance I provide combines identity development, nervous system regulation and practical in game in-game tools that athletes can apply immediately in competition.

As a mental performance coach with the Seattle Mariners, I've worked with elite performers navigating the same challenges every competitor faces — pressure, expectations, failure, confidence, focus, and consistency.

The edge in sports is not just physical preparation.

It's how well you've trained your mind and body to respond when the moment gets hard.

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