About

As a young boy growing up in New England, I stared at snowflakes falling outside my window and dreamed of faraway mountains, of trekking across vast unknown landscapes, chasing some impossible quest with a fellowship of adventurers.

My vision always gravitated toward something deeper than adrenaline: camaraderie, teamwork, and the bond forged by facing insurmountable odds together. Sitting around a table after an epic journey with my team, reveling in what we accomplished. The laughter, the stories, the tears, the hardship. All of it.

After three decades as a trainer and adventurer, I’ve learned those moments don’t happen by accident. They require a shared dream, a committed team, and the discipline to show up, especially when the mountain is metaphorical and the task is just being present.

That’s why The Forge exists for me.

I grew up constantly moving — new places, new people, new environments. But one thing was always consistent: being active. Sports, workouts, hiking — movement wasn’t just physical, it was how I stayed grounded, how I connected, how I processed life.

As life got busier, that started to slip. The movement slowed, the community faded, and I felt the gap — mentally as much as physically.

The Forge is my way back to that. A return to challenge, to community, to being fully engaged in life. It’s about getting uncomfortable again, showing up for each other, and rebuilding the kind of connection that’s easy to lose but essential to who we are.

A well-traveled uncle and a grandmother’s library stacked with National Geographics lit something in me early — a hunger for what lay just beyond reach.

Like many, I spent my youth inside guardrails: school, team sports, routines that kept the world predictable. Underneath, the pull toward something bigger only grew.

What started as a semester abroad became an extended post-grad trip, a life shaped by surf, culture, and increasing adventure seeking.

The question for me became: how do I keep living well?

The Forge is my answer. A place to connect with others who are still chasing it too, to pursue experiences that push past comfortable, and to build the mental and physical foundation that makes every day feel like it’s lived on purpose.

The woods across the street from my childhood home were my playground. For the neighborhood kids, it was where we ran wild and explored — building forts, catching minnows in the creek, climbing trees. The smell of dirt, sunlight filtering through tall pines, the trails we carved out ourselves. Nature as a first teacher.

Later, that same thread wove into a career, integrating psychology, mental health, and performance. Anchoring it all in values and meaning. And eventually, sharing it with others through The Forge.