Shaped by curiosity, adventure, people, presence, and meaning, always discovering what comes next and what remains the same.
ExploreI grew up in Germany and spent a year living in São Paulo, Brazil, as a teenager. Moving between two very different cultures early in life made the world feel bigger, and left me curious about what was beyond the familiar.
It began with Porsches. What started as a fascination with the
machines grew into a passion for understanding how things work,
mechanically, electrically, and in the details that make something
feel beautifully engineered.
Working on them taught me to look closer, take things apart,
understand the problem, and figure out how to make something work
better. That instinct would follow me into everything that came
after.
After years of working with machines, I stepped away and took a
year-long sabbatical to travel around the world. I wanted to slow
down, see how other people lived, and follow curiosity without a
particular destination in mind.
I traveled through places including Namibia and Ethiopia, explored
unfamiliar landscapes and cultures, and learned to scuba dive in
the Red Sea and the Philippines. The year became less about
checking places off a map and more about being open to new
experiences, learning new skills, and becoming comfortable with
the unfamiliar.
I returned with a different perspective, and a stronger desire to
build something meaningful and contribute in a more direct way.
I returned from that year of travel wanting to make a positive
contribution. I founded an innovative refill business in the Bay
Area, creating a practical way for people to reduce waste and make
more sustainable everyday choices.
The venture received a Cool California Award from the State of
California and was featured on local television and in San
Francisco Magazine.
I dedicated five years and a half years to being present for my
young son, joining a Waldorf-inspired homeschooling group and
making the rhythms of everyday life the center of our days.
There were meals to prepare, cooked and baked at home with
organic, locally grown produce. There were naps, long walks, time
outside, and music filling the house, from classical and soul to
jazz. On road trips, hip-hop and electronic filled the car.
Together, we explored the Bay Area, from Golden Gate Park and the
Presidio to the forests of Marin and the Pacific coast. Learning
happened everywhere: in the kitchen, on the trail, around the
dinner table, and through the simple curiosity of a child
discovering the world.
I eventually returned to technology, initially working as a web
developer with environmental nonprofits. I had started developing
those skills while building my own sustainable business, teaching
myself to code and honing them in my spare time. It became a
natural way to combine my technical background with my interest in
sustainability.
From there, I found my way into startups and the fast-moving world
of technology, eventually contributing to one of the world’s
leading platforms. In many ways, the work felt familiar:
understand the system, find the problem, build a solution, and
keep learning.
Today, I’m traveling and climbing, following curiosity wherever it leads. Climbing has become a way to see new places, meet people, and find community. Every wall presents a different challenge: a problem to understand, a movement to figure out, and a new way to learn.
From cars to code, fatherhood to climbing, the pattern remains the same: curiosity, creativity, and the drive to figure things out.