Troy is an author, speaker, podcaster (The Kindling Fire) and men’s advocate. Creator of Hocoka Men- (an initiation experience for young men). A Lumbee Indian Tribal member. Troy lives in Raleigh NC with wife Kathy. He has two sons, two daughters and one son-in-law.

A former YWAM missionary, hardcore punk singer, substance abuse counselor, busker, long boarder, exotic fruit farmer, vert skater, singer-songwriter, software engineering manager, traveling hitchhiker and seminary dropout.