After over a decade in Special Forces, I got used to living with intention. Leading teams in high-risk places across Africa, Afghanistan, and Ukraine taught me what matters: clarity, purpose, and community. After being medically retired, I didn’t want to drift—I wanted to build.

While active, my wife Amanda and I launched a real estate business. What began as just investing in properties led to investing in properties to support people rebuilding their lives. But I’ve always felt called to do something broader—something that speaks to how I think life should be lived.

That’s where #SafetyThird came from. It’s more than a phrase. It’s a framework I live by—three simple rules that have shaped how I move through the world: