Jen

“I shared an office with Joe for just over a year. I can’t even count the number of times I came to him with the problems I was facing in the moment, he patiently dropped what he was doing, actively listened to what was going on, and then was able to talk me off the ledge and offer some other point of view or another way of looking at my problem that I hadn’t considered. He is a natural problem solver. The considerate way that he approaches issues is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. I’m convinced that talking to people is what he was born to do.”

Kunal

“I’ve known Joe for several years now. He has a talent for taking any issue I bring to him and approaching it with the perfect balance of listening to me, while holding me accountable, but always making it clear that we are on the same side of the table looking at this problem TOGETHER. I’ve come to him with everything from business concerns, to love life drama, to family issues. Joe always has a refreshing perspective on all of it. I’ve not come across anyone else in my life that has the same talent Joe does for embracing life’s chaos and sectioning it off into digestible bits. I always walk away from our chats with a calmer, empowering peace of mind.”

Felicity

“Not only have I always been able to go to Joe for an objective point of view, but also a beautifully empathetic one - no matter the topic. He listens in a non-judgmental, intent and caring way and then shares insightful comments that help me navigate life’s various quandaries with confidence. 

One of my favorite things that Joe does, is when he hasn’t heard from me in a while, he texts, ‘Need a life update, give me a two sentence recap of how you’re doing.’ Not only does it let me know that he cares, but just starting with two sentences is approachable and not daunting. It allows me to pause and reflect for a moment, which we don’t often make time to do in our fast-paced lives. 

One other thing that sums up Joe, was being on a shuttle to his wedding, and asking various people around me how they knew him. One lady was a coworker of Joe’s and she told me that she was a single mom who didn’t get to go on vacations very often with her kids, but she had finally planned a trip to California with her Dad and she was so excited about it. However, soon after they arrived, she got severely ill and had to be hospitalized. Despite being relatively new coworkers at the time, Joe called her to check in on how her well-deserved vacation was going, and then learned about her unexpected hospital stay. Within two hours, a lovely woman arrived at the hospital with a care package and simply said, ‘I’m a friend of Joe’s and he said you could really use a friend right now.’ And she stayed at his coworker’s bedside and brightened a very bleak time. As I watched these two women beam as they told me their story, living in different states, years later, clearly dear friends, and it was all because of Joe. As the night progressed, I heard more tales of the same caliber. He is the common link to so much positive energy in this world, which is both special and rare.”