About Me & My Family

About Us

I am happy to be married to the love of my life, Tammy Gion. Tammy and I have been married for 28 years and have two wonderful children, Aaron and Emma. In December 2023, we were proud to welcome our new son-in-law, Hank Bergmann, into our family. And no introduction to our family would be complete without Benny, our miniature Australian shepherd, fashionably pictured above. (We’re dog people.)

Tammy and I live in St. Louis, Missouri, where we have spent most of our lives. We are fortunate to enjoy spending quality time together, and we try to do that as much as possible. That said, we always seem to be so busy! How does that happen? When we get to spend time together, Tammy and I enjoy craft beer (we’ve become beer snobs) and, when the weather is nice, going for a ride on my motorcycle.

We are passionate about each other and passionate about our relationship with the Lord. Our faith is central to everything we do. We are active in our local church and actively seek to serve in various ministries where we can help and give back to others.

Several years ago now, I read an influential book that challenged me to consider my “why.” Why am I here? Why am I in business? Why do I do the things I do? As I’ve examined myself, the answer is that I believe I exist to help people. It’s why I believe God created me and blessed me with the various gifts that He did.

I’ve sought to use those gifts to help others in a variety of ways. One way I have done this is through coaching. For many years, I coached wrestling. That was fun, as it allowed me to spend a lot of time with Aaron while he was growing up. But even after his official wrestling days were over, I still enjoyed working with young men and women, teaching them to love the sport and to compete at high levels. I still love wrestling!

Because I am a Christian and because I know that the Lord gifted me with the ability to preach and teach, I serve in a variety of ministry capacities. Please click here to learn more about my passion for ministry, how I minister to others today, and my upcoming book, Redefining Intimacy.

For the past 29 years, my desire to help people has resulted in a wonderful insurance business with many great clients. I have close working relationships with most of my clients and regularly pray for them and their businesses. Many have become good friends. If you’d like to find out more about that, I encourage you to see the “My Professional Insurance Career” section of this website by clicking here.

Thank you for allowing me to tell you a little more about me and my family. I hope everyone experiences the blessing in life of having what Tammy, Aaron, Emma, Hank, and I have experienced in this intimate life together!