Hi! I'm Evan; a creator, poet, leader, designer, entrepreneur, and practitioner.
I am Creating, Catalyzing, and Pollinating in service of harmonizing, regenerating, and re-membering essence.
I’ve always been fascinated with ideas. As a child the pile of books would be stacked as high as the bed. It’s the intersection of disciplines that has long captured my attention. Through my development it became apparent how seemingly disparate concepts were often connected by present-but-as-of-yet-undiscovered dynamics.
I’ve always been fascinated with ideas. As a child the pile of books would be stacked as high as the bed. It’s the intersection of disciplines that has long captured my attention. Through my development it became apparent how seemingly disparate concepts were often connected by present-but-as-of-yet-undiscovered dynamics.
Learning to understand through all of the senses soon became the preferred method for discovering these connections having had the important realization that intellect alone is insufficient. It is in the process of awakening the many human faculties that true intelligence begins to bloom.
From this place I have found success as a designer, operator, and leader; creating processes and resilient systems with an eye to developing latent capability and harnessing unseen potential. I’m fortunate to be blessed with the combination of both creativity and execution.
Through trial and error I have come to realize the importance of operating from a set of explicit values and principles. Understanding that everything can only occur within context and building the internal capacities to hold multiple opposing contexts at the same time is a primary way in which I work.
All of this is nested within the context of seeing myself as Homo Sapien, just one member of a species so intimately connected with the larger ecosystems that support our very living and thriving. Beneath materialism and scientific rationalism (which have their use) lies the realm of mythopoetics, story, art, and the murmurs of archaic ways of being, communing, and tending to place that are ever more relevant to the challenges we must face.
I am driven to evolve “how we go from here” applying cutting-edge and ancient technologies (broad term) to the intersection of artistic expression, business, and human & organizational development to enliven our people and places.
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself he always seems to be doing both. Enough for him that he does it well.
Authenticity
I’ll bring the whole me – triumph and mess – being honest about what’s really true for me; you’re invited to do the same.
Compassion
I’m not perfect; neither are you. A short walk in any shoes informs that a little goes a long way.
Health
I priortize the health of all bodies; human, non-human, water, celestial, etc… and believe that health can be (re)generated.
Adventure
This one precious life is too short not to explore and play.
Integrity
Decency is a bare minimum; we hold ourselves as exemplars of a higher moral standard; our grandchildren will be proud of not just the work we do, but how we went about doing it.
Dynamicity
Move with curiosity, flexibility, and non-attachment. Think in systems, wholes, and potential. Operate from principles, values, and a long-term perspective. Consult the Body, Soul, Spirit, and the Heart.
I understand communication to be the medium through which these values are expressed and trust as the currency through which they are exchanged.
Director, Business Development
AppFolio, Inc.
Over three years, together with a talented leadership team I led, we grew our BD team from 25 to 85, from two to five teams; recruiting, hiring, training, managing, and retaining a full team which averaged 107% sales goal attainment across 9 quarters with an avg of 30% YoY growth in the annual target. I contributed to the GTM strategy, built forward-looking headcount models and business analytics tools, launched new verticals while creating new roles like the Operations and Enablement function and stewarding a culture of achievement that had an employee NPS of 93.
Manager, Business Development
AppFolio, Inc.
As a frontline manager of a team as large as 19 that I developed, motivated, and promoted, we maintained an average of 106% attainment across 9 qtrs. Conducting more than 500 interviews and thousands of 1:1s, I continuously iterated the programmatic elements of hiring, on-boarding, training, and prospecting while keeping an eye on the well-being of my team as a servant leader.
Regional Sales Manager
Lanyon (now CVENT)
As a Regional Sales Manager responsible for 29 states and Canada, I led eight reps, seven of which were above 100% quota and two of which were above 200%. I held team trainings, conducted weekly 1:1s, built and maintained SFDC, and increased pipeline velocity by developing sales plans, shadowing web demos, and closing business.
B.A Interdisciplinary Studies
Business Admin & Political Sci
Summa Cum Laude, 4.0
University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Public Policy
Entrepreneurship
3.94
University of Texas at Dallas
Archer Center Graduate Program in Public Policy
Washington, DC
The University of Texas System
other notable coursework + studies
The Regenerative Practitioner Course
Regenesis
One Year Soul Immersion Program
Animas Valley Institute
Polarity Practitioner Course
Polarity Partnerships
Cynefin Basecamp
Cognitive Edge
Sensemaking 101
Rebel Wisom
Talking Circle Leadership Training
Four Worlds Institute
One Year Shamanic Studies and Advanced Practitioner Courses
Shamanic School
The Forum, Curriculum for Living, Advanced Course, Being Extraordinary
Landmark Education
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