I am many things. I'm a long-time nightlife veteran, event manager, co-founder of an amazing local cause in Project Paulie, a proud dog dad, an artist, an aspiring writer, a washed-up college athlete, a landscaping connoisseur, a nerd, a force for good... a renaissance man, if you will... 

But all jokes aside, I'm a fiercely loyal friend. I would do almost anything for the people I care about, including get punched in the face. I've lost close friends and family members to cancer, and know that a few are currently having bouts with the disease. Whether or not they are currently in remission, it is not easy to be sure. It's something that all of us never hope we have to endure. 

Fitness was always very important to me growing up. It was important to me when I played sports and as a coach. It was important to me through my 20's, and somewhere along the way, I lost my routine. 

In teaming up with Haymakers for Hope, not only am I going to grind as hard as I can to fight back against cancer, but I'm also putting my passion back into fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Two things I hope to continue beyond Rock N Rumble X this October... because "not every fight ends at the bell."