Neil was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1992 during flight training in the United States Air Force. Talk about “buckle up we may encounter some mild turbulence!” After working as a Creative Director at his company Studio8e8 and  at New Life Church, he began creating daily video content on social media called #hackthebetes. His talent was revealed in electric/mind boggling 15 second segments, which led to collaborating with Beyond Type 1 and NLCCreative on the short film “Type1Day1.”  Every day he works hard to not frighten people with his overwhelming strength & bicep prowess.