I help ambitious leaders build generational companies by tapping the most powerful competitive edge left in the age of AI: human desire, creativity, and connection. This doesn’t mean coddling snowflakes, but electrifying employees and customers with life energy.

I was founder & CEO of Jive Software (IPO), a VC at Andreessen Horowitz, a turnaround investor and leader, and a coach to leaders navigating existential situations. I’ve also lost billions in value by leading from ego rather than heart. Those scars fuel my mission: to help leaders build healthier companies and a better planet.

My first book, Reignition, shows how to transform stuck startups into breakout winners. My upcoming book explores what breakthrough leadership looks like in the age of AI and commoditized sameness. 

When I’m not working, you’ll find me running, doing California-level inner work, or being dragged around Sausalito by a determined Bernedoodle.