ABOUT ME
A Los Angeles native, I’ve always believed that with enough time, tenacity, and imagination, anything is possible.
Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked across industries, from performing arts and real estate to communications and design, building bridges between creative vision and business strategy. Call me a generalist—or an octopus—I’m a multidisciplinary creator who loves to build things.
In spring 2025, I launched Panakin Studios, an interdisciplinary shop of thinkers and doers that uses business insight to inform creative solutions. Part think-tank, part content studio, Panakin produces strategy-led storytelling for brands, entrepreneurs, and cultural institutions. As Founder and Creative Director, I help creative leaders clarify their vision, shape their narratives, and bring new worlds to life.
Panakin is a word I made up to describe the spirit of creative urgency—an ethos I share with anyone eager to challenge the status quo.
My photography has been featured in PhotoED Magazine’s Memory (Issue #74)and Movement (Issue #75) editions, exhibited in MONAD Gallery’s inaugural LA show, and recognized by:
American Photographic Artists (APA) Awards 2025 — Second Place, Portraits
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2025 — Official Selection
I’m also the creator and host of White Water, a podcast about creative urgency and the crazy things that happen when we 'ride the wave' of life. Each episode features candid stories of tenacity and grit from individuals leading creative ventures that span industries, mediums, and borders.
Everything I make, from films to podcasts, comes from the same impulse: to understand the world a little better, and invite others to see it differently too.
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