I’m committed to guiding leaders to go further and deeper than they ever imagined—toward a life of soul-aligned performance, purpose, and freedom.
My life has been one long, transformative exploration of human potential and spiritual alchemy.
At age 11, I lost my father suddenly—and everything changed. That moment ignited a lifelong quest to answer the deeper questions most people avoid: What makes life truly worth living? Why is it so painful? And how do we turn that pain into purpose?
I’ve never been someone who settles for surface-level answers—or surface-level results. My journey has taken me from the fitness and health industry (working with organizations like the American Council on Exercise), to launching a brick-and-mortar Meditation Supply Store in 2020, to realizing that the sleeve of tattoos on my arm unconsciously depicts the ancient journey of alchemy.
Over the past decade, I’ve trained with many of the world’s top human performance organizations—including the High Performance Institute, the Flow Research Collective, and the Meta Performance Institute—while simultaneously immersing myself in the invisible science and art of personal transformation, spiritual awakening, and deep inner work.
Through it all, I wrestled with two competing identities: One chasing the peak of human performance…The other surrendering to divine possibility. Eventually, I realized—they’re not separate paths.
We are here to climb both mountains at once—inner and outer.
That’s what my life and work are now devoted to. I help visionary leaders, practitioners, and high performers bridge the gap between strategy and soul, between excellence and embodiment.
As a Novus Global executive coach, and the creator of The Alchemical Journey™ framework, I work with individuals and organizations ready to lead from a deeper place—where their vision, identity, and performance are all aligned.
Whether it’s guiding elite performers through burnout and reinvention, leading soul-awakening intensives, or helping leaders build legacies rooted in love and possibility—I exist to be a pillar of possibility during the most pivotal moments in people’s lives.
The world is evolving faster than ever. My mission is to support the ones brave enough to evolve with it, and co-create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.
I’m committed to guiding leaders to go further and deeper than they ever imagined—toward a life of soul-aligned performance, purpose, and freedom.
My life has been one long, transformative exploration of human potential and spiritual alchemy.
At age 11, I lost my father suddenly—and everything changed. That moment ignited a lifelong quest to answer the deeper questions most people avoid: What makes life truly worth living? Why is it so painful? And how do we turn that pain into purpose?
I’ve never been someone who settles for surface-level answers—or surface-level results. My journey has taken me from the fitness and health industry (working with organizations like the American Council on Exercise), to launching a brick-and-mortar Meditation Supply Store in 2020, to realizing that the sleeve of tattoos on my arm unconsciously depicts the ancient journey of alchemy.
Over the past decade, I’ve trained with many of the world’s top human performance organizations—including the High Performance Institute, the Flow Research Collective, and the Meta Performance Institute—while simultaneously immersing myself in the invisible science and art of personal transformation, spiritual awakening, and deep inner work.
Through it all, I wrestled with two competing identities: One chasing the peak of human performance…The other surrendering to divine possibility. Eventually, I realized—they’re not separate paths.
We are here to climb both mountains at once—inner and outer.
That’s what my life and work are now devoted to. I help visionary leaders, practitioners, and high performers bridge the gap between strategy and soul, between excellence and embodiment.
As a Novus Global executive coach, and the creator of The Alchemical Journey™ framework, I work with individuals and organizations ready to lead from a deeper place—where their vision, identity, and performance are all aligned.
Whether it’s guiding elite performers through burnout and reinvention, leading soul-awakening intensives, or helping leaders build legacies rooted in love and possibility—I exist to be a pillar of possibility during the most pivotal moments in people’s lives.
The world is evolving faster than ever. My mission is to support the ones brave enough to evolve with it, and co-create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.
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The Alchemical Journey: The Ultimate Quest for Inner Gold invites readers on a transformative adventure that weaves ancient alchemical wisdom with a modern hero’s journey. Author David Gilbert combines storytelling, metaphors, and spiritual teachings to guide initiates through the 3 phases of personal and spiritual transformation.
This book is a map for those who seek to transcend fear, integrate shadows, and embrace their true, authentic selves. Each chapter unfolds a step closer to uncovering the “soul gold” within, empowering readers to become the alchemists of their own lives. Prepare for an awakening that will illuminate the path to freedom, self-realization, and lasting fulfillment.
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PEAK PERFORMANCE: Mindset Tools for Business was created to help you identify conscious and unconscious factors in your life that affect performance and to highlight strategies that can help take your performance in business to the next level. As the Co-author of PEAK PERFORMANCE: Mindset Tools for Business, the goal is to provide examples from elite athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs, CEOs, MBAs, PhDs, and more on how to perform at peak levels.
There are no limits to what levels of performance we can achieve, and this book will provide an array of perspectives to train your mind and body as you strive toward peak performance in business.
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The Alchemical Journey™ Whitepaper is a powerful guide for therapists, healers, and transformational practitioners who are called to support others beyond behavior change—and into full-body, soul-level liberation. Rooted in ancient alchemical wisdom and shaped through a decade of deep personal and professional transformation, this framework offers a 7-phase path to help clients move from fragmentation to wholeness, from wounding to wisdom. If you hold space for others in their most tender, uncertain, or awakening moments, this whitepaper will expand your understanding of the transformation process and provide language, structure, and insight to deepen your work.
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In this thought leading whitepaper, I explore how the experience of awe—triggered by nature, art, or moments of profound perspective—can dramatically reduce stress, expand your sense of time, and sharpen your mental clarity. Backed by neuroscience and performance psychology, The Power of Awe for Performance Resiliency breaks down how high achievers can leverage awe to stay grounded, energized, and mentally resilient while pursuing ambitious goals.
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