Welcome to my professional diary! Here you'll find all the juicy snippets of my career thus far. You can scroll down to see the whole of it, or click the boxes below to bring you to whichever portion you'd like to see first.



After a foray into the financial world, I was back in the industry I love: gaming news. At GAMURS Group, I tracked and acted on thousands of keywords to ensure GAMURS websites outranked competitors on the SERP.

I led a team of writers to update articles, and build the domain authority of the websites they worked on. And you better believe I always had a tab of Semrush, Google Search Console, and Trello open!


At a small company like RiskHedge, I wore many hats. Sometimes, too many to fit on my head. I was the daily point person for all publications, coordinating with editors and the production team to make sure mailings were on schedule and sent out on time. In pinches, I also ghostwrote so that every deadline was met.

I was a project manager for the team, and I liked to keep things organized. So, I decided to create an entire editorial handbook for RiskHedge employees. I also committed myself to creating additional resources for employees through a wonderful set of Google Docs that the company didn't have before.

And for the first time in a few years, I joined a team where I didn't have to launch an entire franchise from the ground up... or so I thought initially. Several months into my tenure as a contractor for RiskHedge, I was an integral part to launching RiskHedge Venture, a new premium crypto advisory. It's RiskHedge's most successful publication, and I worked with the Stephen McBride closely to ensure it kept performing at a high level.


In Baltimore, I launched Monument Traders Alliance (MTA). It’s a franchise dedicated to delivering investment advice through a free e-letter called Trade of the Day, and a subscription-based live chatroom called The War Room. With MTA’s launch promotion of The War Room, my team and I broke sales records at the company. For months, MTA dominated the top of the “Zambezi,” an internal marketing report that lists out gross profits for each franchise under The Agora Companies umbrella.

Working for The Agora Companies was my first foray into the investing world, and in less than a year I was already trading stock options for moderate gains. It was a true sink or swim moment, and I felt like Michael Phelps.


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My years of esports experience paid off in 2016! Minute Media contacted me to launch a new esports brand in New York, New York. I held the title of senior editor, but I wore many hats. Since it was a startup culture, there was endless work to do, and I had a hand in all of it.

I coined the name “DBLTAP,” and the rest was history. We launched DBLTAP with an identity of “snackable” content—think short and easy-to-read articles. We also incorporated a lot of video within our content, something that wasn’t mainstream in the space at the time. We landed launch partners in Fnatic, DreamHack, Mountain Dew, and many other brands.

From 2016-2019, I wrote 2,030 articles, and garnered over 9 million reads. The scariest part? I edited many, many more articles than that.

(Before we launched DBLTAP, we were publishing esports articles on 12up.com. Because of that, my total articles are spread between two websites. I wrote 1,279 articles under the 12up.com banner, and 751 under the DBLTAP banner.)


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I was the lead writer for Big Blue Esports, and I covered the organization's events and tournaments. Through BBES, I helped bring New England's small Super Smash Bros. Melee scene to the global scale with creative and engaging content.



At Team Dignitas, I worked with a team of writers and pushed out informative articles to increase traffic on the team's official website.


At Esports Unlimited, I worked kept up with all popular esports that were available for fantasy betting. On social media I amassed a following for Esports Unlimited through interaction and content, while I kept members updated on the current status of multiple professional leagues.


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With an internship-turned-job position at D.A.R.E. America, I wrote copy to market D.A.R.E.’s education programs. I also produced content for the website to generate traffic and keep members informed. Sadly, D.A.R.E. America moved their website to a different IP at a time before I understood the importance of building a portfolio. Only these sacred pieces of scripture remain from my tenure.


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During my time at LoL Class, I earned my stripes as a social media wizard. With the help of Hootsuite, I delivered creative content to the League of Legends community, and helped further the LoL Class brand.


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