When I started on a journey to learn more about myself it started with a 20-minute survey called the Gallup Strengths Finder, where one of my top strengths was input. The definition of this strength was to absorb a lot of information and retain it. I was enchanted by the idea because at that time I did not like to read, so I began reading anything I could get my hands on. Unbeknownst to myself, I began my own re-programming and became a lifelong learner by reading books like, Carl Jung's Primer, Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, 48 Laws of Power, 33 strategies of War, Art of Seduction, Laws of Human Nature, all written by Robert Greene and all of Malcolm Gladwell's books. Between reading all these books and my lived experience I published a book called Ryze.

Ryze is a culmination of lived experience and technique learned through my various readings touching on sociology, psychology, and other disciplines. This book, serving as my primer, moved me to start and begin building my business Ryze Above. Ryze Above takes on an interdisciplinary approach to dealing with humans' multifaceted problems. The start in this journey was first to find alternative approaches to serve my consumer holistically; such as personal training, nutrition, cupping therapy, stretching, yoga.