10/27/2026
I’m actually a very private and I didn’t want to share this but I also deeply appreciate honesty. So here you go.
I want to share something, because it feels like I’ve been misleading everyone.
I keep this page positive, so what you see are the wins. And there have been some big ones.
But I think that leaves the impression we’ve made it. We are far from it.
Entrepreneurship is one of the hardest things you can choose to do. I’ve said before that it can be more challenging than Special Forces selection, training, or most of what I did in the military.
Look behind the curtain and you’d find a graveyard of no’s behind every single one of those wins.
The truth is I have never paid myself a penny from KLĒNR. Every dollar goes back into the business. Crazy hours, no pay, and a lot of doors closing. That catches up to you.
This isn’t a woe-is-me post. It’s reality, and it’s a thank you. Because in the middle of those stretches, I get messages like this one.
I can’t put into words what it means to get something like that, especially when it lands at exactly the right time.
Thank you for sticking with us. We have more and bigger work to do.
Onward.
Spare no arrows.🤙🏹
Special thank you to Jason D. for the uplifting message last night. 🙏
