Founder · Operator · Marketing leader

I have taken the long way around.

Education taught me to make ideas teachable. Marketing taught me to understand people. Operations taught me to respect reality. Building companies taught me to connect all three.

2023 — Present

Marketing Manager — Hope Media Group

Develops communication plans, campaigns, and strategic marketing; leads brand, content, creative, digital, and cross-functional work supporting the organization’s external communication.

Brand managementCampaign strategyCreative leadershipCommunications
Present

Founder & Portfolio Operator

Builds and operates independent ventures across hospitality, AI, education, software, publishing, music, marketing, and mission-driven enterprise.

Venture strategyP&L ownershipProduct developmentCross-functional leadership
Present

AI Orchestrator & Forward Deployed Engineer — BrendanOS

Designs, deploys, and operates an AI-native system of specialist agents across strategy, operations, finance, marketing, technology, research, and creative production—turning live business needs into working tools and workflows.

Forward deployed engineeringAI orchestrationSystems integrationOperating design
Present

Founder — Oikos Property Ventures

Leads a mission-minded hospitality and property-operations business that has managed more than 30 short-term rentals across Texas and Tennessee.

HospitalityReal estateOperationsMission-aligned business
2023

Communications & Marketing Specialist — Refined Technologies

Developed strategic communications and campaigns, created and edited content, evaluated communication effectiveness, and supported internal change-management needs.

CommunicationsAnalyticsChange managementCampaigns
2014 — 2022

Executive Area Leader — Launch Global

Developed missionary training and instructional materials; led area teams across Texas and Arizona; and recruited, trained, and supported staff and leaders serving high-impact areas.

LeadershipTrainingRecruitingMissions
2020 — 2022

CEO — Dead Games, Inc.

Led an early-stage technology company through product development, team recruitment, public communication, and the responsibilities surrounding venture fundraising.

Executive leadershipTechnologyPublic speakingEarly-stage capital
Earlier ventures

Founder, Advisor & Fractional Executive

Founded Ethnos Digital; served as interim marketing director for OneKingdom; worked as an equity co-founder and fractional COO/CMO for strIQ; and served as executive producer and creative director for Table of Nations.

Fractional CMOFractional COONonprofit leadershipCreative direction

Education

Texas A&M University

Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction · 4.0 GPR

Bachelor of Science, Leadership Studies · Minors in Communication, Spanish, Leadership, and Business

Austin Stone Institute

Certificate of Completion, Basic Theological Training

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