{"id":85,"date":"2026-02-27T06:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:54:27","slug":"meet-kirk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/index.php\/meet-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f665e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f665e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d615d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18d615d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e6f26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29e6f26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e596d91 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e596d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meet-kirk-hero-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meet-kirk-hero-img.webp 600w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meet-kirk-hero-img-206x300.webp 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b183ad9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b183ad9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec2e60 gold-gradient-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eec2e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hi, I'm Kirk.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae20da4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae20da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c3d84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c3d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I didn\u2019t grow up dreaming of building data centers.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624ecff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"624ecff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f6941 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6f6941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I grew up learning how to survive. How to show up. How to lead when lives depended on it.<\/p><p>At 18, I was deep in the belly of a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine. No windows. No shortcuts. No one is coming to save you if you screw up. You train hard. You trust harder. You execute when it counts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4d553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac4d553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">That was my classroom.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea9746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cea9746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d1efd e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69d1efd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:180,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8256c58 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8256c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meet-kirk-hero-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meet-kirk-hero-img.webp 600w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meet-kirk-hero-img-206x300.webp 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fced7ec elementor-absolute bg-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fced7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hi, I'm Kirk.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea6b09 elementor-absolute elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aea6b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Subtract-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1920\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f475b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f475b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef49ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bef49ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4801918 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4801918\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f4552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f4552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">That\u2019s where I learned that leadership isn\u2019t about control.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fdbed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4fdbed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ef360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ef360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s about clarity, discipline, and people who know how to move together under pressure. When I transitioned to civilian life, I brought that mindset with me. And over the last 25 years, I\u2019ve helped lead some of the most mission-critical infrastructure projects on the planet\u2014from energy to AI to national defense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b0885 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b0885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019ve built teams. Scaled companies. Created movements. And most of all? I\u2019ve never stopped looking for better ways to lead.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9da79a e-con-full image-wrapper-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9da79a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91e02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f91e02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/column-bg-no-kirk.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/column-bg-no-kirk.webp 380w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/column-bg-no-kirk-182x300.webp 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83985bd elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83985bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kirk-section2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kirk-section2.png 488w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kirk-section2-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcddd2d elementor-absolute mask-image-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcddd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/full-bg-masked.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/full-bg-masked.webp 799w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/full-bg-masked-282x300.webp 282w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/full-bg-masked-768x818.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057e856 elementor-absolute meet-kirk elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057e856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Kirk.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744d7e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"744d7e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275d864 e-con-full radial-gradient-dark-blue e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"275d864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8ae11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f8ae11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d87bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02d87bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These Days,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f76ad red-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7f76ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HERE\u2019S What I Do:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9956c84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9956c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M20 10C20 15.5228 15.5228 20 10 20C4.47715 20 0 15.5228 0 10C0 4.47715 4.47715 0 10 0C15.5228 0 20 4.47715 20 10ZM14.0303 6.96967C14.3232 7.26256 14.3232 7.73744 14.0303 8.0303L9.0303 13.0303C8.7374 13.3232 8.2626 13.3232 7.96967 13.0303L5.96967 11.0303C5.67678 10.7374 5.67678 10.2626 5.96967 9.9697C6.26256 9.6768 6.73744 9.6768 7.03033 9.9697L8.5 11.4393L10.7348 9.2045L12.9697 6.96967C13.2626 6.67678 13.7374 6.67678 14.0303 6.96967Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_29_5284)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_29_5284\" x1=\"19.2609\" 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13.0303L5.96967 11.0303C5.67678 10.7374 5.67678 10.2626 5.96967 9.9697C6.26256 9.6768 6.73744 9.6768 7.03033 9.9697L8.5 11.4393L10.7348 9.2045L12.9697 6.96967C13.2626 6.67678 13.7374 6.67678 14.0303 6.96967Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_29_5284)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_29_5284\" x1=\"19.2609\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"0\" y2=\"10\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.519231\" stop-color=\"#D8CAB8\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I created DCAC, the data center industry's most <br>disruptive anti-conference.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M20 10C20 15.5228 15.5228 20 10 20C4.47715 20 0 15.5228 0 10C0 4.47715 4.47715 0 10 0C15.5228 0 20 4.47715 20 10ZM14.0303 6.96967C14.3232 7.26256 14.3232 7.73744 14.0303 8.0303L9.0303 13.0303C8.7374 13.3232 8.2626 13.3232 7.96967 13.0303L5.96967 11.0303C5.67678 10.7374 5.67678 10.2626 5.96967 9.9697C6.26256 9.6768 6.73744 9.6768 7.03033 9.9697L8.5 11.4393L10.7348 9.2045L12.9697 6.96967C13.2626 6.67678 13.7374 6.67678 14.0303 6.96967Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_29_5284)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_29_5284\" x1=\"19.2609\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"0\" y2=\"10\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.519231\" stop-color=\"#D8CAB8\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I host the Data Center Revolution Podcast, where<br> innovation meets real talk.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M20 10C20 15.5228 15.5228 20 10 20C4.47715 20 0 15.5228 0 10C0 4.47715 4.47715 0 10 0C15.5228 0 20 4.47715 20 10ZM14.0303 6.96967C14.3232 7.26256 14.3232 7.73744 14.0303 8.0303L9.0303 13.0303C8.7374 13.3232 8.2626 13.3232 7.96967 13.0303L5.96967 11.0303C5.67678 10.7374 5.67678 10.2626 5.96967 9.9697C6.26256 9.6768 6.73744 9.6768 7.03033 9.9697L8.5 11.4393L10.7348 9.2045L12.9697 6.96967C13.2626 6.67678 13.7374 6.67678 14.0303 6.96967Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_29_5284)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_29_5284\" x1=\"19.2609\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"0\" y2=\"10\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.519231\" stop-color=\"#D8CAB8\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I advise leaders across defense, energy, and AI on how<br> to build for what's coming.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M20 10C20 15.5228 15.5228 20 10 20C4.47715 20 0 15.5228 0 10C0 4.47715 4.47715 0 10 0C15.5228 0 20 4.47715 20 10ZM14.0303 6.96967C14.3232 7.26256 14.3232 7.73744 14.0303 8.0303L9.0303 13.0303C8.7374 13.3232 8.2626 13.3232 7.96967 13.0303L5.96967 11.0303C5.67678 10.7374 5.67678 10.2626 5.96967 9.9697C6.26256 9.6768 6.73744 9.6768 7.03033 9.9697L8.5 11.4393L10.7348 9.2045L12.9697 6.96967C13.2626 6.67678 13.7374 6.67678 14.0303 6.96967Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_29_5284)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_29_5284\" x1=\"19.2609\" y1=\"10\" x2=\"0\" y2=\"10\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.519231\" stop-color=\"#D8CAB8\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#C5A05A\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">And I speak on stages around the world, helping people<br> lead like it\u2019s mission-critical.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af72c11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af72c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b49898 elementor-absolute elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b49898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Subtract-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1920\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9246039 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9246039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0634097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0634097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad2e52 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ad2e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img.webp 813w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img-266x300.webp 266w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img-768x867.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f194382 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f194382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5606ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5606ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4730d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed4730d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But Here\u2019s What I\u2019m<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa97d6e red-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa97d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Really About:<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72a4a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b72a4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I believe infrastructure isn\u2019t just hardware.\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s humans.<br \/>It\u2019s leadership that doesn\u2019t collapse under pressure.<br \/>It\u2019s veterans who know how to execute but get overlooked.<\/p><p>It\u2019s the next generation of operators, builders, and thinkers who need someone to invest in them the way someone once invested in me.<\/p><p><strong>That\u2019s why I do this.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd9d0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dd9d0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e955626 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e955626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not to inspire. <span class=\"AB-24-upper\">To build.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b77fa elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52b77fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNot to motivate. <span class=\"AB-24-upper\">To mobilize.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f14f9 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5f14f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img.webp 813w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img-266x300.webp 266w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/section4-img-768x867.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fb1b3 elementor-absolute mask-image-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fb1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whole-image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whole-image.png 799w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whole-image-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whole-image-768x818.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f20e90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f20e90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4905be8 elementor-absolute linear-gradient-yellow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4905be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Core Beliefs<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531dc28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"531dc28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6301366 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6301366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5552cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5552cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"83\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Star.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1062\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2296443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2296443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MY CORE BELIEFS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e149600 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e149600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0bb84 e-con-full infra-gradient-card card-height e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de0bb84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d0e7f elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d0e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leadership is Infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa125f elementor-absolute default-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fa125f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1518\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278cd3e elementor-absolute hover-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"278cd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-yellow.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1519\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e7b93 e-con-full card-height infra-gradient-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5e7b93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c6af2 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c6af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Veterans belong at the front of the AI revolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7745004 elementor-absolute default-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7745004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1518\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc7c2b elementor-absolute hover-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cc7c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-yellow.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1519\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbf3b4 e-con-full card-height infra-gradient-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbbf3b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648dd4b elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"648dd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mission-critical systems require mission-critical humans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b295939 elementor-absolute default-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b295939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1518\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dc92f elementor-absolute hover-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32dc92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-yellow.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1519\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88357fd e-con-full card-height infra-gradient-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88357fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e17a00 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e17a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We don\u2019t have a talent problem. We have a training problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da71257 elementor-absolute default-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da71257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1518\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08afe49 elementor-absolute hover-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08afe49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-yellow.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1519\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a9c9f e-con-full card-height infra-gradient-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42a9c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8c972 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8c972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mental toughness starts with real talk\u2014not hustle culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1804c09 elementor-absolute default-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1804c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1518\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6189d elementor-absolute hover-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae6189d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkoffel.devstudio.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/card-yellow.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1519\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Kirk. I didn\u2019t grow up dreaming of building data centers. I grew up learning how to survive. How to show up. How to lead when lives depended on it. At 18, I was deep in the belly of a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine. No windows. No shortcuts. 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