Marketer, author, speaker, and part-time preacher
Be awesome.
Tech, marketing, faith, and running a business without losing your mind. All of it in Permission to Be Awesome, my free monthly newsletter on LinkedIn.
To me, “be awesome” means making the most of your God-given abilities and resources to make the world a better place.
What I write about
- TechAI, tools, and the stuff that actually saves time. I try things so you don't have to.Read the newsletter
- MarketingOver 20 years of helping small businesses and nonprofits get found and get chosen.Read my articles at Backslash
- FaithScripture, church, and how it all shows up on a Tuesday.Watch a sermon
- BusinessRunning an agency since 2003. The lessons, the mistakes, and the occasional win.Read the newsletter
The short version
I built a website for myself, then one for a campus robotics club, and that turned into an agency I started out of my first house in 2003, with a year of college still to go. Today it's called Backslash Creative, and we help small businesses and nonprofits with websites, SEO, social media, and the rest of it.
Outside of work, I'm a husband, a dad of three boys, a painter, and a big Superman fan. I also play Minecraft and watch a lot of Star Trek. Lower Decks is my favorite, and I will defend that. I've written five books and hundreds of blog posts, and I still enjoy a dad joke more than I probably should.
Things I've made
Need help with your marketing?
That's my day job. Backslash Creative builds websites, handles SEO, and runs social media and email for small businesses and nonprofits. If you're not sure where to start, request a quote and we'll talk it through.
Books
Two rooms, same guy
On business stages
Chambers, associations, workshops, and conferences. I talk about marketing that small teams can actually keep up with.
Recent talks
- SEO and creative contentProven Suites workshop and Murphy Chamber, 2026
- Marketing that gets people to show upFRC Navigator Conference, 2026
- Auditing your website2026
- What changed in social media and GoogleEdmond Chamber SBOA, 2025
- AI for marketing
In the pulpit
I'm a part-time preacher who fills in for congregations throughout the year. Biblically grounded, plainly said, and usually with a story about my family that they've approved.
Strength for Every SeasonPhilippians 4 · North Pointe Church of Christ · Nov 2025More sermons: A Double Portion of Spirit and Love Like Jesus Loved
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