Why I Sold My Company to Follow My Calling

I sold my company not for the money… but because a mountain told me the truth about my life.

Most founders won’t say this out loud, but I will:
My exit didn’t make me rich — it made me honest.

Most people assume that when you sell a company, you ride off into the sunset with millions and a margarita.

That’s not my story.

Selling Ned was incredible in every way but one: the money.

What the exit did give me was something far more valuable: Battle scars. Humility. Clarity.
The ability to sit with another founder and actually understand their pain, their doubt, their loneliness, their pressure.

It gave me just enough of a runway to finally do the work I’ve always felt called to do.

And that calling hit me hard on Denali.

Somewhere up there, in the thin air, I realized I’d been living out of alignment for years. I’d been pushing, grinding, trying to be the entrepreneur I thought I was supposed to be.

But that mountain showed me the truth:

My work is to guide people.
To take them into nature.
To help them cross thresholds.
To help them remember who they are.

So I surrendered to it.

I came down from Denali and sold the business—not because it was the smart financial move, but because I finally understood that this is the life I’m meant to live.

And here’s what’s wild:

Ever since I made that decision, the universe keeps meeting me.
Opportunities keep opening.
People keep finding me.
The path keeps unfolding.

No guarantees.
No safety net.
Just faith — and a simple line I learned while tracking lions with one of my favorite humans, Boyd Varty (yeah, pinch me):

“I don’t know where I’m going, but I know how to get there.”

If you’re in a season of transition, or standing at the edge of a threshold, here’s what I want you to know:

You don’t need certainty.
You don’t need a map.
You don’t need a padded bank account to begin.

You need honesty.
You need courage.
You need faith—whatever that means to you.

Because when you start walking toward the thing you’re truly here to do, something begins walking toward you too.

Why I’m Sharing This

Founders don’t talk about this side of exits.

They don’t talk about the ones that weren’t financial jackpots.
They don’t talk about the confusion that follows.
They don’t talk about the quiet calling that starts whispering once the noise settles.
They don’t talk about the fear of stepping into something new without a safety net.

But this is the part that matters most.

Because if you’re feeling any of those things — you’re not failing.
You’re not lost.
You’re not behind.

You’re waking up.

And waking up is uncomfortable, but it’s also the beginning of alignment.

Because when you finally start walking toward the life you’re truly here to live, something remarkable happens:

Life starts walking toward you too.

That’s what I’m living now.
And it’s the most alive I’ve ever felt.