I turn ideas, experiences, and conversations into things people can use, share, enjoy and build upon.

Sometimes that becomes a book. Sometimes a course, travel concept, digital resource, collaboration, or something I didn’t see coming.

I like turning possibilities into something real.

I’ve spent years creating, experimenting, publishing, collaborating, traveling, connecting people, and following ideas far enough to find out where they lead.

My work doesn’t fit neatly into one box, and I like it that way. In fact, I've always referred to it as out-of-the-box!

I’m drawn to projects that combine creativity, usefulness, community, travel, storytelling, entrepreneurship, and a little bit of “why not?”

FEATURED PROJECTS

I’m especially drawn to ideas and collaborations that can be adapted, expanded and used in different ways.

Voices is a good example. It began as a way to bring together members of a local Chamber of Commerce and give them a platform to share their stories, experience and expertise.

But the concept can go much further.

The same model could work for:

• networking groups
• business communities
• associations
• nonprofits
• neighborhoods
• mastermind groups
• event communities
• destination or travel groups
• companies wanting to spotlight their people

The goal is simple: bring people together around a shared connection, help them contribute their voice and turn those individual perspectives into something bigger than any one person could create alone.

Another idea that grew into something bigger is Go Wild Locals™. GWL is more than a travel guide, it’s a customizable journal and local-experience concept designed to help people discover a destination through firsthand recommendations, local voices, personal observations and the places that don’t always make the traditional tourist lists.

The format can be adapted for different communities, events, businesses, networking groups and travel experiences.

A Go Wild Locals journal could be:

• customized for a specific destination or region
• co-branded with a Chamber of Commerce, tourism group, hotel, cruise group, business, or event
• used as a visitor welcome guide or keepsake
• built around recommendations from local businesses and community members
• paired with QR codes, offers, itineraries, or interactive experiences
• created as a branded journal people actually write in, use, and take home

The idea is to combine local knowledge, personal discovery, publishing and community connection into something that feels useful and personal rather than just another brochure.

What starts as one destination can easily become a repeatable format for another.

Wildcard Adventures is an experimental travel podcast and content series built around real trips, real questions, research, and the unexpected moments that make travel memorable.

What started with my own cruise adventures became a way to turn travel research and firsthand experience into podcast episodes, video, audio, destination content and practical trip inspiration with a budget in mind.

The format is intentionally flexible. Wildcard Adventures can be customized or co-branded for:

• cruise groups and hosted sailings
• travel advisors and agencies
• tourism organizations and destinations
• hotels, resorts, and tour companies
• conferences, retreats, and group events
• brands wanting experiential travel content
• communities creating their own travel series

A series could follow one cruise, one destination, one event, or an entire journey, combining research before the trip with discoveries and stories along the way.

It can also create an ongoing stream of content instead of a single promotional piece, with each experience becoming another episode, video, article, or conversation.

Laptop Lyfe is the creative umbrella behind my work in self-publishing, print-on-demand, digital products, courses, collaborations and my unconventional ways of turning ideas into income and opportunity.

I like experimenting.

I like learning quickly.

I like connecting ideas that don’t necessarily look like they belong together.

And I believe putting something into the world teaches you far more than waiting until everything is perfect.

Over the years, I’ve created books, courses, websites, brands, travel concepts, digital products, print-on-demand products, collaborative projects and more than a few ideas that started with:

“I wonder if this would work?”

This led to...

WHAT I’M OPEN TO

What interests me most are:

• Creative collaborations
• Interesting people
• Travel-related projects
• Publishing and content ideas
• Community-building
• Speaking and event opportunities
• Joint ventures
• Unusual marketing ideas
• Projects that could grow into something unexpected

I especially enjoy connecting with creators, entrepreneurs, speakers, authors, travelers, community builders and people sitting on a really good idea they haven’t done anything with yet.

PERSONAL CONNECTION

If we’ve met along the way...

Maybe we met over coffee.

Maybe at a local event.

Maybe online.

Maybe through a mutual friend.

Maybe on a cruise ship, in an airport lounge, or somewhere completely unexpected.

However you got here, I’m glad you did.

Take a look around.

And if something sparks an idea, please reach out.

You never know what one conversation might become.

I’m always creating, traveling, experimenting and following new ideas.

If you’d like updates about what I’m working on, what I’m discovering, what’s coming next, let's schedule a time.

Laptop Lyfe​
Life with a “Y”

Turning your why into WOW!

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