This publication has never been about me. What follows is. THE EXPECTATION I thought the work would be enough. I thought when the pitches went out, people would respond. That’s not arrogance. That’s the logic of good work. You build something real, you send it to the right people, and the right people recognize it. That’s how it’s supposed to go. I’ve put months of my life into these stories. Stories where we’ve cried in the interview and there was no need to apologize for it

I spend weeks preparing to tell someone's story before we ever sit down together. THE HOURS NOBODY COUNTS I don't have a staff. I write every article in this magazine myself. I build every interview request, draft every follow-up, manage every press release, format every document that goes out under the name Veteran Excellence. I built the editorial calendar. I built the VA Facility Recognition Program. I built the media list. I do all of it because I believe in what I'm buil