I had similar path of self reflection that ended up leading me to Bitcoin after I believed in myself in 2020.

Went from top 1% career in live events within the hotel world to having conversations with CFOs and risk managers in February/March 2020 leading up to Covid that resulted in millions of cancellations before force majure was able to be enforced. Hearing how willing they were to part with lots of money to avoid "risks" made me realize how broken the money really was.

Made a decent amount of fiat shorting the market in that time frame but knew that was kind of luck and my gain was at the massive loss of others.

Had a great conversation with the CEO of one of the major hotel brands in July 2020, and realized I had to learn technology to win in the digital age and help the humans I care about that bring hotels to life.

Now I'm trying to blend the digital experiences I learned into the real life experiences in live events I'm helping facilitate again. I know I'm a psycho who believes in human connection and that the only way we win is to meet in person and break bread.

Goal for 2026 is to get to more Bitcoin events somehow with my fiat job, and all the adventures I have planned for my family.