"I was CEO and founder of an education company that, over the course of ten years, worked with 30+ school districts and taught approximately 10,000 students. I trained our staff of 50+ tutors to focus on holistic growth (critical thinking skills and inter/intrapersonal intelligence). As well as my executive and college counseling experience, I have taught writing, literary and film analysis, and test prep. for the last twenty years, utilizing the knowledge gained studying Literature and Screenwriting (a handy melding of academia and craft) at UCLA. I currently own a shared creative workspace in Los Angeles that hosts a community of writers and creatives from various fields; talking about the art of storytelling in a fun but meaningful way is second nature to me.

My teaching style is more "Dead Poets Society" and "School of Rock" than Ivy League. I teach my students that nothing is guaranteed or safe, but if they find a subject or craft that they're passionate about and put in the work, they'll find success in some form or fashion. Control the things that you can (gaining knowledge and skills, effort, self-awareness) and ignore the things that you can't (grades, jobs, social perception)--principled pragmatism.

Random facts: I've coached high school basketball, I'm a classically trained pianist, backyard trained BBQ pit master, three-time fantasy football champion, professional life coach and amateur magician. I've also taught personality typing (how to "read" people and understand yourself) for over twenty years, lecturing on the topic at schools such as UC Riverside and Otis College of Art and Design.

If you're looking for help in any of the aforementioned/promoted/humble-bragged-about skills (or other subjects Wyzant has seen fit to deem me qualified) do not hesitate to send out the Bat-signal (I see myself as Michael Keaton, but unfortunately, I'm probably more Adam West).

My personality-typing website: youtopiaproject.com

My creative space: projectyoutopia.com/creative" less...