A life built on going all in — and the edge that proves it.
The mindset that drives my advisory work was forged long before any boardroom. It started on a wrestling mat.
“I’ve built a life the same way I’ve built a career — by going all in, showing up prepared, and never staying in one place long enough to stop growing.”
I grew up competing. As a Division I wrestler and two-time team captain, I learned early what it means to prepare harder than everyone else, to show up when it counts, and to lead by example rather than by title. The NCAA Elite 89 Award — given to the athlete with the highest GPA at the national championship — reflects something I’ve carried my whole career: you can compete at the highest level and still do the intellectual work.
That duality defines how I operate professionally. The discipline of sport gave me a framework for business: know your opponent, control what you can control, execute when the pressure is highest. I’ve never been interested in the comfortable middle.
Outside of work I’ve explored over 50 countries, lived and worked on three continents, and built a family of seven. Those experiences — navigating unfamiliar cultures, adapting under uncertainty, building trust across languages and time zones — aren’t side notes. They’re central to why I’m effective in cross-border advisory work.
When you work with me, you’re not getting someone who read about global business in a classroom. You’re getting someone who has lived it, competed in it, and built a track record inside it.
The Edge is experience you can’t fake.
I’ve owned P&Ls, hired teams, and been accountable for results. My advice comes from a seat I’ve actually occupied, not a framework built from the outside.
Three continents. Three major markets. I’ve navigated FX, transfer pricing, multi-entity consolidations, and cultural nuance in ways that most CFOs never will.
The CFA charter adds investment analysis and capital markets discipline that most operational finance leaders lack. You get both in a single advisor.
Division I wrestling built discipline, resilience, and a competitor’s instinct. I approach every engagement the way I approached a match — prepared, focused, and playing to win.
My career has been in exactly the industries I advise: mid-market manufacturing, PE-backed businesses, and Asia-West expansion. I am immediately useful from day one.
“Most finance advisors bring a framework. I bring a decade of decisions made under pressure — in the boardroom and on the mat.”
— Daniel Mitchell, CFA
Ready to work with someone who competes?
Let’s talk about what your business needs to win.