I build people, teams and technology for consequential missions.
ABOUT BUDDY JERICHO
My path began in Kensington, Philadelphia, and has taken me through Army service, intelligence work, combat deployments, and building and selling companies. Along the way, I became a father, a mentor, and a student of what makes people worthy of the responsibility they carry.
Across those experiences, I keep returning to the same questions: Can people count on me? Am I building something useful? Am I giving enough attention to the people who matter most?
My Christian faith shapes how I approach those questions. Fatherhood makes them personal. My work gives me opportunities to put the answers into practice.
I wroteThe Man You Become to share what that journey continues to teach me - including the failures and corrections that belong in the story.
STILL BECOMING
Doing well has never meant I was done growing.
More than once, I’ve changed direction when things were going well.
I moved from the military into government, from government into defense contracting, and from a lucrative contracting career into entrepreneurship. Along the way, I stepped into ministry and helped a friend pursue a campaign against long odds, while continuing to build companies.
Each transition meant leaving something familiar and becoming a beginner again. I brought experience with me. I also had to ask questions, accept correction, and learn from people who knew things I didn’t.
Some of my most meaningful lessons came in quieter moments. In Bosnia, kicking a soccer ball with a local boy eventually grew into games and a tournament that continued after I left. I had something useful to offer, but first I had to listen and notice what mattered to someone else.
Fatherhood continues to teach me, too. Providing for my daughters matters. So does being present enough to hear them the first time. Success in one part of my life doesn’t relieve me of responsibility in another.
My Christian faith keeps bringing me back to that work: telling the truth about where I fall short, accepting help, and taking the next faithful step.
Your next step may look different from mine. It might mean learning a new skill, repairing a relationship, becoming a more present parent, or keeping a commitment you’ve repeatedly put off. Sometimes growth requires a change of direction. Sometimes it requires staying where you are and doing the difficult work you already know needs doing.
That is the conviction behind The Man You Become: wherever you started, whatever mistakes you’ve made, and however much you’ve accomplished, you still have the capacity—and the responsibility—to grow.