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My Wonderful, Wonky Story

A life shaped by ambition, adversity, reinvention—and the lessons found between the straight lines.

The Night My Body Said, “Enough”

It was three o’clock in the morning when something that felt like a nuclear explosion erupted in my chest.

The force lifted me off my feet and sent me crashing to the floor.

I tried to rise.

It happened again.

Five times, I found myself on the floor—weak, drenched in sweat and struggling to breathe.

I had deadlines to meet. Work that felt urgent. People depending on me.

But in that moment, none of it mattered.

I knew only that I wanted to live.

At the Hospital Door

Somehow, I managed to drive myself to hospital.

I reached the entrance.

Then I collapsed.

When I regained consciousness, I was lying beneath harsh fluorescent lights, tubes running into my arm and my wife beside me, searching my face with anxious eyes.

The explanation I was given was exhaustion.

Burnout.

I was thirty-one years old, and my body had finally refused to keep pace with the life I was demanding of it.

The World Continued Without Me

Lying in that hospital bed, I confronted an uncomfortable truth:

The world had not stopped.

The deadlines remained. The work continued. The responsibilities waited.

Everything I had treated as indispensable carried on without me.

But the people who loved me could not simply replace me.

That night, one truth became impossible to ignore:

I am worth more alive than dead.

My health was not an inconvenience to work around. My family, faith, relationships, rest and play were not rewards to enjoy after the work was finished.

They were part of the foundation upon which meaningful work had to stand.

Success Should Not Cost You Yourself

I did not leave hospital with my life perfectly reordered.

Knowing what must change and learning how to live differently are not the same thing.

I still had habits to confront, assumptions to question and priorities to realign. I had to learn that discipline includes rest, ambition needs boundaries and achievement becomes dangerous when it consumes the person pursuing it.

That night did not make me wise overnight.

It made denial impossible.

The lesson now shapes how I lead, coach and create. I bring lived experience, searching questions and practical frameworks—but never the pretence that I have mastered life.

I help people look honestly beneath the surface, align their choices with what matters and turn insight into purposeful action.

Because lasting change rarely begins with another instruction.

It begins with an honest encounter with yourself.

My body brought me to the floor.
My life asked me to rise differently.

The Road Here Was Never Straight

From the boxing ring to the boardroom, publishing, policy and coaching, every chapter has taught me something about excellence—and what it asks of us.

Discipline

Teenage Amateur Boxing Champion

The boxing ring gave me my first education in discipline, resilience and the power of pursuing a clear goal. It taught me to prepare with intention, face difficulty honestly and keep moving when the contest becomes demanding.

Learning and Inquiry

MBA with Distinction • CopyrightX • Doctoral Researcher

An MBA with Distinction from Curtin Business School strengthened my ability to think strategically and connect ambitious ideas with practical execution. CopyrightX at Harvard Law School deepened my understanding of intellectual property and creative value. My doctoral research at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management now explores the intersection of creativity, digital technology and intellectual property.

Leadership and Coaching

Certified Professional Coach • Adjunct Executive Coach

My coach training equipped me to create reflective, challenging and supportive spaces in which people can uncover their own insights and translate them into meaningful action. As an Adjunct Executive Coach at Strathmore Business School, I work with executives and emerging leaders navigating demanding roles and important transitions.

Culture Policy and Industry

EU UNESCO Expert Facility • Kenya Publishers Association Hall of Fame

Through the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility on the Governance of Culture, I support UNESCO Member States in strengthening cultural policy and creating more enabling environments for cultural and creative industries. My induction into the Kenya Publishers Association Hall of Fame honours a journey through publishing, industry leadership and cultural entrepreneurship.

Different arenas. Different lessons. One continuing pursuit: helping people and ideas fulfil their potential.

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Your Story Is Still Being Written

My road has taken me through the boxing ring, the boardroom, the hospital room and the classroom. It has rarely been straight—but every turn has taught me something about courage, purpose and growth.

Perhaps you have reached a turn of your own: a moment calling for greater clarity, deeper alignment or the courage to begin again.

If something in my story speaks to yours, let’s explore what your next chapter requires.

You do not need a perfect path. You need the courage to take the next meaningful step.