The backstory
I spent 20 years building businesses.
Then I discovered how experts actually get paid.
I grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois — one of the toughest cities in America. My first business was collecting and recycling aluminum cans so I could buy the toys I wanted. That taught me something I never forgot: if you want something, you build a system to go get it. Nobody's coming to hand it to you.
By 21, I was selling insurance. By 25, I was broke and starting over. Over the next two decades, I built, bought, and led more than 30 companies — across media publishing, real estate, trucking, financial services, and software. Some worked. Most taught me expensive lessons. But every single one sharpened the same skill: getting in front of the right people and turning conversations into clients.
The best experts don't need more followers. They need the right rooms.
Then I noticed something. The professionals who were earning the most from their expertise — consultants, coaches, fractional executives — weren't running complicated funnels or burning money on ads. They were getting on podcasts. Speaking at events. Writing for publications. They were using their voice to build authority and generate income at the same time.
But most had no system for it. They'd land one podcast, then have no idea how to turn it into the next ten. They'd speak on a stage and never follow up. They had the expertise but not the engine.
So I did what I always do. I studied the problem. I built tools. And I started testing.
I built PitchDB — a search engine with nearly 3 million contacts including podcast hosts, event organizers, and media outlets. I acquired Guestio, a podcast booking platform. I launched PR Pitches to connect experts with major publications. And I built SpeakerHUB — the platform that now serves 67,000+ professionals and experts who use their voice to generate income on repeat.
Along the way, I personally booked over 10,000 meetings with podcast hosts, event organizers, and decision makers. Not with a big team. Not with a massive ad budget. With outbound systems and a process anyone can follow.
Today, I run all of it from Medellín, Colombia. And the mission is the same as it was when I was collecting cans in East St. Louis: build the system, get what you want, help others do the same.
