UNL business graduate. Former D1 football walk-on who became team captain. Not because of talent. Because of standard.
The same principles that worked on the field work in business: move fast, step up when it's on you, know your craft, and show up for your people. That's not a slogan. That's how every decision at Branch Ventures gets made.
Started the first Room in January 2026 with 15 people. No funding, no team, no playbook. Just a conviction that the Midwest's best builders were out there and nobody had built the infrastructure to connect them.
Osage Nation tribal member. Lincoln, NE based. Building in public.
