Being Loyal
A Memoir of Difference and Becoming

Coming Fall 2026

Born without a left hand, Loyal learned early that strength doesn’t come from what you’re given—it comes from what you choose to create. Being Loyal: A Memoir of Difference and Becoming is a story of resilience, authenticity, and healing, showing us that the most powerful act of courage is being true to yourself.

Being Loyal is a raw, uplifting memoir that traces Loyal’s extraordinary journey from a boy born without a hand to a man who built his own destiny—one of innovation, artistry, and heart. From triumphs on world stages to the quietest moments of feeling like an imposter, Loyal reveals how life’s deepest wounds can become our very source of strength and purpose.

Blending cinematic storytelling with hard-won truth, Being Loyal explores what it means to turn pain into power and move from a life driven by the pursuit of fitting in to one driven by authenticity. Loyal spent years hiding his limb difference, mastering magic acts on The Mickey Mouse Club and acting on Nickelodeon’s Fifteen while concealing who he truly was. But his greatest illusion wasn’t onstage—it was pretending not to be different.

As an adult, Loyal became an IRONMAN and Team USA paratriathlete, later leading creative technology teams at Disney and Meta to redefine what’s possible. Yet every triumph still cast a shadow—a quiet battle to heal the wounds of shame and remain loyal to his authentic self.

Being Loyal invites readers to look inward, to question the stories that limit them, and to embrace the unfiltered truth of who they are. This engaging memoir is a call to living boldly, loving deeply, and being loyal to the person you were always meant to become.