I was born on the beautiful island of Jamaica and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up we didn’t have much, but my mom always instilled in me a love of learning and adventure. Like many, I took the traditional route post college. I got a 9-5 and thought I would stay there until I retired. It was a well-paying Corporate gig, but I wasn’t fulfilled. I commuted nearly 4 hours round-trip and the work became monotonous.

On my commutes to work I would fill my time listening to podcasts. I began hearing more and more about the Financial Independence Retire Early F.I.R.E. movement and it piqued my curiosity. Could this be possible for me? Was there an option to not wait until retirement age to retire?  

I started Journey to Launch to chronicle my own personal journey to financial independence. What started as a blog now has transitioned into a podcast with over 2.5 million downloads and a monthly audience reach of 200k audience members.