I wanted to be a fighter when I was 17 years old. Then I kick-boxed a man with neck tattoos and got beaten in the legs and ribs and liver and head — so I went to college and became a journalist instead.
I also got into weight-lifting because if you can’t beat someone up, at least look like you can, right? After college, I landed a job at Muscle & Fitness. While there, I mastered the spray tan, became too comfortable around people wearing too little clothing, and learned every synonym for “lean.” (“Diced,” “shredded,” “ripped,” “peeled,” “cut,” and “whittled,” because you were wondering.)
I write about training, nutrition, gear, and wellness. My work has appeared in Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Business Insider, Gear Patrol, and Insider Health. I was the Editor-in-Chief of BarBend for three years and then an Editorial Director at Pillar4 Media. You can see my resume below.
Notable Work Experience
Editorial Director, Fitness
Pillar4 Media | Oct. 2023 - May 2024
Directly managed 5 Senior Editors.
Oversaw the following verticals for Pillar4's O&O fitness sites, Garage Gym Reviews & BarBend: Newsletters, Features, News, Creative, Social Media.
Launched the Home Gym Club newsletter.
Led strategy for BarBend’s event coverage, including the Mr. Olympia (one million+ impressions), World’s Strongest Man (600,000+), and the CrossFit Games (600,000+).
Editor-in-Chief
BarBend Inc. | Sept. 2020 - April 2023
Created and managed BarBend’s monthly editorial calendar.
Managed the editorial strategy that led to nearly a million dollars in programmatic ad revenue and 50m+ page views (2022). (BarBend sold a year later to Pillar4 Media.)
Hired and trained three full-time staffers.
Named and launched BarBend’s bodybuilding newsletter, The Ripped Report.
Wrote BarBend’s first editorial style guide.
Senior Associate Editor
Muscle & Fitness | Dec. 2015 - Feb. 2020
Ideated, assigned out, and edited all stories in the Train section of Muscle & Fitness.
Wrote 5 weekly stories for Muscleandfitness.com.
Worked with the marketing team to create branded content for both print and digital mediums.
Collaborated with the art team to conceptualize the look of features and departments.