THE MAN BEHIND THE JOY

HELLO THERE. I'M A SON OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND AN ALUMNI OF THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. SINCE 2017, I'VE BEEN COMBINING MY LOVE OF SPORTS AND MY PASSION FOR STORYTELLING TO CREATE A WIDE RANGE OF CONTENT, AND BUILDING AND SERVING COMMUNITY THROUGH WRITING, PRODUCING VIDEOS AND ANIMATIONS, AND PODCASTING. 

I'VE BEEN A FEATURED CORRESPONDENT ON CBC NEWS, NBC SPORTS, AND VOX MEDIA. I'M ALSO THE COFOUNDER OF DUB NATION HQ, THE INDEPENDENT, SUBSCRIBER-BASED NEWSLETTER CENTERED ON AUTHENTIC LOCAL COVERAGE OF THE WARRIORS. Our work was awarded the San Francisco Press Club’s Greater Bay Area Journalism Award for Digital Media: Sports Features in 2022.

Another passion of mine is supporting entrepreneurs and artists through OAKSTOP, a social enterprise that uses commercial real estate to develop economic empowerment in Oakland.