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Building what doesn't exist yet.

Pro Pickleball. Ostomate.
Founder.

I had a proctectomy in January 2026. Colostomy. No rectum.

I'm a pro pickleball player with 19 titles and I'm building a hydration company, starting with the hardest to hydrate population on Earth.

I'm sharing the process in real time.

Follow the build on Substack.
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What's actually happening.

Seven surgeries.
One bag. A company in development.

I spent four years competing as a pro pickleball player while Crohn's disease kept changing the rules. Seven surgeries later, I have a permanent colostomy and no rectum. I'm building a hydration company because my body is the proof of concept and the current products aren't good enough. I document the build in real time.

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Featured Articles

December 2025

Why Overcoming Your Disease is the Wrong Goal

"Overcoming" your disease sets you up for failure because chronic illness doesn't work like a finish line. 

November 2025

The Exhaustion of Not Being a Downer

Toxic positivity in chronic illness spaces happens when we hide the hard truth to avoid being a burden.

November 2025

When Your Body Fails The Math Stops Working

Four years of chronic pain taught me the real problem with inspiration stories: they hide reality.

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What I Do

I compete, I build, and I document both.

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Pro Pickleball

19 Titles · First MLP Champion
Competing as one of the only pro athletes with an ostomy.

Building Flexara Health

A hydration company starting with the hardest to hydrate population on earth. Q3 2026.

Sharing the Build

Surgical recovery. Product development. Relocation to another continent. All of it.

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Our Partners

For media, partnerships, speaking, or collaboration inquiries, feel free to reach out. I read every message personally and do my best to respond quickly.

 

For press inquiries, visit the Press page.

Let’s Connect.

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