Hi, I'm Kris – I want to burn bright enough to light a way for others. I create to empower others to live a full life.

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I'm currently a design manager at Mercury. I've designed for amazing companies like Dropbox and Facebook. Retired Co-Host of Epicurrence - the greatest non-conference for creatives of all kinds.

I'm a stoked husband & dad, relentless optimist, and lover of all things Stoicism, U2, Switchfoot, Avalanche hockey, and fitness. I'm probably your biggest fan.

Principles for 2024

"Your principles can’t be extinguished unless you snuff out the thoughts that feed them, for it’s continually in your power to reignite new ones…It’s possible to start living again! See things anew as you once did - this is how to restart life" Marcus Aurelius

Scars Reflecting Light

Kintsugi is a Japanese art form, tradition, and philosophy which finds repaired objects more beautiful than the original. Kintsugi happens to be a beautiful description of what it means to be human. We are broken vessels in need of repair.