I was fortunate enough to see African witch doctors, Zulu warriors, and Chinese Qi Gong masters at an early, impressional age. 

After high school, I moved to Thailand, became a kickboxer, and continued to study various martial arts like Ninjistu, Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Qi Gong, and Bagua Zhang, over the next ten years. 

I’ve lived on 4 continents and have visited over 25 countries.  

And along the way, I picked up some Mandarin, Afrikaans, Spanish, Cantonese, and Arabic. 

So in addition to being fluent in English, I am familiar with 5 different languages. 

I was a bartender for a few years, got sober at 23 (and still am), and was a personal trainer for a while, but that just wasn’t enough living for me.  

In 2004, I saw what was happening in Iraq, and I enlisted in the infantry with the U.S. Marines, to partake in history and do everything in my power to protect American troops and innocent local Iraqis. 

Given my personal mission, I climbed the ranks quickly.. 

For 4 years, I was stationed in Hawaii, did 2 combat tours as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and rose to the rank of Sergeant… 

And saw such crazy, crazy shit. 

In fact, I’ve done 12+ years of PTSD recovery, on account of it.

I’m honored to have been awarded:

—2 Navy and Marine Corps Medals, including one for Arabic language interpreter abilities

—Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Ribbon and multiple Certificates of Commendation

—Leadership Award and Class President out of 55-men in USMC Infantry Squad Leaders Course

I’m honored to have served as:

—Class President of a 85-man division at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, recognized as one of six distinguished Marine Corps graduates from a graduating regiment of over 500 men.

—First Degree Black Belt, Navigation Expert, proven Combat Tracker, and Designated Marksman.

And been meritoriously promoted 3 times in the first 2 years, including a Combat Meritorious Promotion for actions performed in theater.

Along with my service, I wanted to finish my education and earn both a college and master’s  degree.

So I earned a BA in Criminal Justice from Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu at nights and on weekends while still in the military.

And earned my MBA from Golden Gate University after my time in service, as I was adamant about understanding our monetary matrix and our social justice construct. 

I worked in the San Francisco Bay Area as a FinTech Analyst with aspirations of being a hedge fund manager, but let’s be real…

There just wasn’t enough sunshine there. 

I was eager to “get back in the fight” and began working as a national security consultant on the East Coast of the United States, thinking, “how can I get to sunny Southern California?”

Around this time, I had a Top-Secret security clearance and was involved in the intelligence community, where I concentrated on a lot of key, current events, counter-terrorism, and on the ethics of intelligence work. I soon began to notice a tremendous amount of risk related to individual freedom due to the rise of technology in the 21st century. 

I felt strongly about being on the front wave of data privacy and protecting people’s personal information. 

So I earned information security and data privacy certifications (you can check out the full list in my professional bio if you’d like)…

I served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and management consultant in Southern California for a few years, developing, implementing, and leading sophisticated data privacy and information security programs. 

I’m honored to be a leader in this realm, but ultimately I decided to start my transfer out of these full time roles in pursuit of helping others, truly helping others, helping them navigate their life path. 

In cybersecurity, crises happen on the regular, and cyber combat is real.
And whether it’s on the battle field or in cyberspace, I’ve had about enough bullets and chaos.

Truth is, I’m ready for the world to receive all of me, not just some of me.  

I am a Warrior of Light, here to share my unique human experience and help raise global consciousness. 

This is a pivotal time, where the collective is being asked to transition into the new world, the new age, the age of Aquarius. In this transition, we’re moving from a dark, negative world, to a light and harmonious world. And my mission is to create the Collective Force necessary to tip the scales in this light, harmonious direction.

In this next chapter, I’m excited about the freedom to show the world my high-vibrational frequency and my charismatic, positive energy…

To show I’m solid and an emotionally intelligent, sensitive man. One who’s in touch with his powerful masculine energy, as well as his divine feminine energy. 

And to be upfront about being a light worker and a de-occultist, and about being big into the esoteric.

It’s tough to do that stuff in the military.

And most of all, I just want to help other people (like you!)

I want to share allll my wisdom. I want to help develop others into strong, morally upright, and spiritually balanced leaders. I want to help those who are on the precipice of change catapult themselves over that bridge, to reinvent their life, and to become who they truly were born to be.

Consider me your wise hermit, holding the lantern to light your way. 

Your journey will be different than mine, but I’m here to guide you, and ease your transitions as best I can while you evolve into a better, more complete version of you. 

If you’d like to explore working together in a 1:1 coaching capacity, book some free time for us to chat, here. 

However I can serve, 
Xander