Just closed our Series A. When people ask where I learned to manage a team and execute under pressure — I tell them about the trail ramp I built at 17. Eagle Scout doesn't just look good on a resume. It's the reason I knew how to do this. 🦅

My Eagle Scout project came up in my med school interview and the interviewer said it was the clearest demonstration of leadership she'd seen all cycle.

I built an outdoor classroom at an elementary school — managed the budget, pulled the permits, coordinated 18 volunteers. At the time it felt like just another project.

Now I realize it was a case study in everything medicine actually requires. Put it on your application. Talk about it. It matters more than you think.

Pinned on as Captain last week. Every leadership principle I used getting here — earned in a troop first. Grateful for the journey. 🇺🇸

Reminder to every Eagle Scout applying for jobs or grad school right now:

You planned a project from scratch. You raised money. You led people who didn't have to listen to you. You delivered something real to your community.

That's not a hobby. That's a track record. Own it.

First launch I worked on shipped this week. The Aerospace merit badge I earned at 14 is somehow still relevant. Never stop being a scout.