The Story so far

I faced my greatest challenge back in October of 2001. I was taking on life, traveling around the world, meeting new friends and exploring cultures while on Semester at Sea, a college program, when I had a swimming accident on the beaches of the Seychelles that left me a quadriplegic. Life just handed me a basket overflowing with lemons. However, it's not the lemons that make the story, it's what I did with them that make this a story of success and determination.

In true Take on Life style, I am taking one of my lemons in life and turning it into an opportunity.

After the accident, I concentrated on adapting and living with a disability but I still had dreams and ambitions. Nine months after my injury, I was back at school working towards a college degree. After completing college cum laude in 2005 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University, I took aim at one of my greatest passions in life… sailing.

I have raced sailboats much of my life and wasn't about to give that up after my injury. Four years after the injury, I formed a sailing team to campaign for the Paralympics. After an unsuccessful attempt at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, I'm doing it all over again for the Paralympics in London 2012.

Traveling and sailing are not my only passions, I have also aspired to be a successful entrepreneur long before I was paralyzed. My accident might have delayed things but it has given me greater purpose towards what I want to do for a living.

Based on my life's experiences and ambitions, a business was born; Take on life.