Shawn grew up along the front range of the Colorado Rockies spending much of his youth in the outdoors while hunting, fishing, camping, or playing football and baseball; all while his parents instilled that old fashioned and simple way of living … a focus on bringing out the best in each other. Those childhood experiences led Shawn to take a leap of faith and “walk on” to the football team while attending Northern Arizona University. During this time he faced some of life’s most challenging obstacles, but stuck to the fight and was awarded a scholarship after being recognized as NAU’s Special Teams and Walk-on Player of the Year in 1994.

Shawn began his career working for a national construction company.  During this tenure, he was responsible for overseeing construction operations on projects while ensuring that they were delivered in a true collaborative environment.  Hallmarks of Shawn’s projects included delivering projects on-time and under budget. He was also responsible for business development, training, coaching future leaders, and ensuring the proper resources were deployed to all projects. He provided oversight on all the operational aspects on the largest and most complex award-winning projects in the southwest, totaling more than $2 billion.

Although Shawn was recognized by many of his peers, and by Engineering News Record magazine in 2013 as one of the Top 20 under 40 in his industry, he was never completely satisfied with fulfilling his true purpose in life … that one simple rule of bringing out the best in each other. After continued obstacles, challenges and self development, Shawn found his true purpose, reassessed his life, and decided to follow his heart and develop a business aimed at improving the lives of individuals, groups, and businesses.