I grew up in Leicester, England, and I'll be honest with you - it wasn't easy. I grew up without my dad around, and lost him when I was 11. That shapes you in ways you don't fully understand until years later. I didn't have many of the things people take for granted growing up - a stable support system, close friendships, someone who'd been through it all to tell me how the world actually works.
For a long time I felt like everyone else had a manual I'd never been handed. I watched people around me seem to know what they were doing - where they were going, how to carry themselves, how to navigate life - and I genuinely couldn't figure out how. I spent years working it out mostly on my own.
"I started to realise that a lot of people were in the same boat - just better at hiding it."
That's what drives everything I do. Not sympathy, not a sob story - just a genuine understanding of what it feels like to be lost, to be figuring it out without a blueprint, and to come out the other side with something real to say. I want to be useful to people in that position. The podcast, the writing, the work - it all comes back to that.
Working in healthcare, supporting people day to day. It's taught me patience, how to communicate with all kinds of people, and how to show up reliably when it matters.
Hands-on experience building and designing websites from scratch - including this one. Comfortable working across HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with an eye for clean, functional design.
Personal project running a Linux server at home - game server hosting, network-wide ad-blocking, remote storage and more. Built and maintained entirely from scratch.
Practical experience across plumbing, basic electrics, building work and general repairs. Comfortable with physical problem solving and getting stuck in when something needs fixing.
Experience in professional car washing and detailing - a job that taught me attention to detail, reliability, and how to work efficiently whether solo or as part of a team.
Creator and host of The Reality Check - handling everything from recording and editing to the website, social media presence and guest coordination.
Beyond the day job, the podcast and everything in between - here's what I'm genuinely interested in and where I'm heading.
IT & technology - Computers, networks, infrastructure. The Linux server is just the start. I want to keep building on hands-on technical skills and go deeper into how systems work.
Problem solving - Whether it's a technical issue, a practical job or a conversation that needs unpicking - I'm drawn to working through problems methodically and finding solutions that actually work.
Collaboration - Working with others towards something shared. I do my best work alongside people, not just independently. Give me a team and a goal and I'm in.
Helping people find their footing - The whole point of the podcast, and honestly a lot of what drives me day to day. If I can help someone feel less lost, less alone, or a bit more prepared for what's coming - that matters to me more than most things.
The podcast is the most direct expression of everything above. I started it because I spent years wishing someone had just been honest with me about how the world works - the pressure, the expectations, what growing up actually feels like when nobody's smoothing the path for you.
So I built the space I wished had existed. Real conversations, real people, no pretending. If that sounds like something you need, or something you want to be part of - get in touch.