SSI First Brand Ambassador
Scuba Schools International (SSI)
First-ever brand ambassador in SSI's history, representing ocean exploration and education globally. Divemaster & Technical diver.
Into the Deep
How diving transformed my worldview and became my greatest teacher.
From Dry Land to the Deep Blue
I was never supposed to be a diver. Growing up, I was hardly good in the water, and had very limited exposure to beaches where diving was taking place. The ocean was beautiful to look at from the shore, but the idea of submerging myself in it? I never thought it would be possible for me. If someone had told me I would one day earn the title of SSI Divemaster and become the organization's first-ever brand ambassador, I would have thought they were crazy.
Everything changed with a single breath underwater. My first real dive was less of a graceful descent and more of a controlled free-fall into the unknown. I remember the moment I equalized, looked around, and realized I was breathing in a world that had always existed just beneath the surface. It was humbling and exhilarating in equal measure. While somewhat terrified, that was immediately overshadowed by an overwhelming curiosity. I wanted to see more.
What followed was an obsessive progression through my certifications. Open Water, Advanced, Rescue Diver, Stress and Rescue Specialty, and eventually Divemaster and Tech diving. Each level pushed me further outside my comfort zone and deeper into a world that rewards patience, discipline, and respect for the environment. By the time I earned my Divemaster rating, I had logged hundreds of dives across some of the most remote and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet.
Diving fundamentally rewired how I approach everything, from business, leadership, conservation, and life. When you learn to stay calm at depth, to trust your training when visibility drops to zero, to read the current and adapt in real time, you develop a kind of resilience that transfers to every other arena. The ocean became my greatest mentor, and I've been its student ever since.
Scubapro Brand Ambassador
Scubapro
Proudly leverage their gear to the frontlines and share where it's been—because exploration is only as strong as the tools you trust to get you there.
DIVEVOLK Ambassador
DIVEVOLK
Use gear in conditions that would not allow a bigger housing to get quality footage from expeditions around the world.
Marine Conservation Ambassador
Marine Conservation Institute
Support the institution's vision by capturing and sharing stories from the world's best-managed marine protected areas.
POW Water Athlete
Protect Our Winters
One of its first Water Ambassadors, helping expand POW's proven model of culture change and policy advocacy into the water space.
FEATURED ON SSI
Against All Odds: My Journey to Divemaster
Read the full story of how I went from barely being able to swim to becoming SSI's first-ever Brand Ambassador.
Read My Story on DiveSSI.comWhy I Dive
Every dive is a lesson in adaptation, trust, and seeing the world from an entirely different angle. Down there, the only thing that matters is the present moment.
Diving is what led me to start Edges of Earth. Once I saw what was happening beneath the surface—both the devastation and the extraordinary resilience—I knew I couldn't just dive for recreation anymore. I had to tell these stories. The communities protecting their reefs with bare hands, the scientists discovering species we never knew existed, the local fishermen who became marine park rangers. These are the stories that change minds, and diving gave me the access and the perspective to tell them.
My role as SSI's first Brand Ambassador is something I take seriously. It's a partnership built on a shared belief that more people in the water means more people who care about what's in it. I want to show that diving isn't reserved for the athletic or the fearless. Anyone willing to be uncomfortable long enough to discover something extraordinary can become a skilled diver. The barrier to entry is the willingness to face your fear and push through it.
