You know what the first rule of flying is?
Love.
You can learn all the math in the 'verse,
but you take a boat in the air that you don't love,
she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds.
And love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down...
tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens.
Makes her a home.
— Mal, Firefly/Serenity
On March 25th, 2013 I died... hole in heart, all blood gone, 7min... I shouldn't be here.
My Life in 10 Seconds
Born with bum ticker
Christian elementary school
Raised amidst domestic abuse
8 year custody battle
Mom tried to kill me
Lived homeless in a tree for 2 years
Air Force academy failure
Met wife
Reconnected with God
Dropped out of college
Married
Kids
Pacemaker
Job to job
Started ad agency
Started non profit
A ton of mistakes
Open heart surgery
Died
and now I live
Who Am I
Servant of God
Husband to one
Father to three
Papa to two
Friend to many
Core Operating Principles
1. Love folks like they’ve never been loved before.
2. Come along side so they know they’re not alone.
3. Help them see hope for a better future.
4. Help them discover their purpose.
5. Help them build it.
6. Help them live it.
7. Help them create a legacy that lives beyond them.
My Life’s Mission
I believe my life experiences have forged me into the perfect set of tools to help you succeed.
I’m alive to:
1. Help you discover your life’s purpose.
2. Empower you to build and live a life of significance that supports your life’s purpose.
3. Help you to develop your life’s work into a legacy impacting generations.
My Weaknesses
For the sake of the reader’s time, I’ll just select a few
My short term memory, which has only gotten worse since I died.
Fear of heights
Tend to overcommit
Messy packrat
Obviously, I could go on…
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Tig is a true leader in the most authentic form. His passion for the work he does is obvious and invigorating. I feel inspired and energized just being around him! He has an open mind, generous heart, and persistent spirit. I am excited to be supporting his efforts with his volunteer team and watching as he grows his impact nation-wide.— Stephanie Courtillier, Conscious facilitator and Community Steward at xchange
As a small business owner, Tig was willing to take time out of his day to mentor me and help me start my path for the goals I want to achieve in my life. Tig has genuine love for all people he comes across and you can feel that from the very first interaction. He is the total package for a human being.— Isaac Gutierrez, Past Customer Reactivation
I am very impressed by Tig's vision and understanding of how to put people's vision into focus and on the correct path. Tim is upfront and realistic about project development. He is very passionate and strives to make sure every family of a fallen soldier is taken care of. I fully endorse Tig for any of your project development ideas.— Adam Fay, Realtor at Arrivva
He's an amazing mentor... we reference his decision-making regularly.— Isaac
From my first conversation with TIG, I felt his sincerity in his mission for creating a better experience for the youth of today, and everyone else around him. What’s more is that he is one creative guy! He has a real vision for how a simple visual asset can be an exciting experience. We asked for simple 3d renderings and TIG introduced us to a whole wealth of high tech marketing that is possible. If you need 3D renderings, AR solutions and strategies, and the need to create a great story for your business, Than reach out to TIG at the Missing Pixel. Get some amazing creative and support the youth he is on a mission to help.— Paul Banagas, Owner at Paul B Design Inc
Chaplain Tig is one of the kindest, humble, empathetic humans I have ever known. He has a huge heart and is so compassionate to others! He is always lifting up others and showing he cares. It is obvious why he is in the roll he is in! Grateful for you Chaplain Tig! Grateful to be a plank holder with your awesome foundation!— Natalie Essman, Owner at Your Money Expert Inc.
Every encounter, every discussion, every meeting, I just genuinely get such an amazingly kind and humble vibe from Chaplian TIG Heaslet. He has such a caring heart and is always uplifting others in creative ways! His non-profit organizations to help disadvantaged / at risk children and families of fallen heroes is so needed and I love his mission. Growing up in the more impoverished areas and seeing so many kids take the path they believe is their only option, I am so happy to see amazing humans such as TIG create something so wonderful to give back and give these disadvantaged youths life changing opportunities.— Elaine Ly, Owner at Gotham Good Dogs
Chaplain TIG Heaslet is absolutely one of the most giving and caring people I know. His sole purpose in his organization is to help youth in need and he is able to do that in a variety of very unique ways. He gives with his whole heart and loves without reservation and I am better for knowing him.— Charity Farrell, Owner at OC Merchant Solutions
Chaplin TIG has such a wonderful personality and giving heart. His integrity and character show through all he does in his life and his non-profit organizations to help disadvantaged / at risk children and families of fallen heroes. Quietly Working says it all. Wanting no accolades for himself, but to ‘quietly work’ to focus on helping children and families overcome adversity.— Cathie Peterson, Seller at Send Out Cards
My big dream is to build a self-sustaining ecosystem of hope and empowerment before I die.
My big dream is to build a self-sustaining ecosystem of hope and empowerment before I die.
Here’s a sketched map of the workings as I envisioned them in 2016…
Which was overly complicated and really confusing!
It’s a hard learned truth that,
“Most people overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in ten years.”
This is what I’ve been building to get us self-sufficient as a nonprofit org by 2035.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us get where we are!
Very Special Customers
The World’s Greatest Partners
I’ve made sooo many mistakes, so you don’t have to.
Here’s decades of capturing the brilliance of others.
If you see magic in the world, please share it with me, and I’ll get it out to everyone I know.
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A Small Plastic Riser Reminded Me Why We Build Things
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Five Failures, Four Cents, and the Case for Breaking Things on Purpose
Most people buy a drywall anchor. One maker decided to engineer one from scratch... fail four times... and end up with something better, cheaper, and more useful than anything on the shelf. The cost? Four cents and a willingness to let things shatter.
The Universe Just Got a Screenshot Button
What if you could walk through your grandmother's kitchen... 20 years after it's gone? Not a photo. Not a video. The whole room. Every angle. Every shadow on the counter where she rolled out biscuits. That future isn't coming. It's here.
A Robot, Some Concrete, and a War on Homelessness
The first person in North America to live in a 3D printed home was homeless. Let that sit with you for a second.
Holes Aren’t Simple… They’re a Masterclass in Humility
A hole is just empty space, right? Punch it through, move on. Except... no. A hole in a 3D printed part is a battlefield where physics, tolerance, and your assumptions about "simple" all collide. And the lessons hiding inside that empty space? They apply to way more than plastic.
Every Broken Print Taught Me Something… A 3D Printer Tier List for the Rest of Us
A coworker stopped by a desk and asked one simple question: "What printer should I get?" That question cracked open years of hard-won wisdom... from a box of loose parts that became a first printer, to machines that bricked themselves, to the ones that finally just *work*.
Make Rigid Prints Bend Like Rubber… A Simple Slot Pattern Changes Everything
A flat sheet of rigid PETG that bends, flexes, and compresses like rubber. No special filament. No magic. Just a pattern of tiny rectangles cut clean through... and suddenly the impossible becomes tactile.
The Quiet Evolution of How Things Lock Together
Most people grab the first solution that works. Tongue meets slot. Done. Ship it. But "works" and "works reliably at scale" are two very different creatures... and the gap between them is where craft lives.
Your Camera Isn’t Afraid of High ISO… You Are
You've been lied to. Somewhere along the way... maybe a forum, maybe a YouTube comment section, maybe a well-meaning photographer friend... someone told you ISO 100 was sacred ground. That anything higher was reckless. Dangerous. A cardinal sin against the image quality gods. And...
Stop Copying Old Parts… Start Designing New Possibilities
Most vent covers are just a plate with holes punched through it. That design is decades old. And if you're 3D printing it the same way... you're paying more for less. But here's where it gets interesting. The same process that makes those old designs expensive also makes impossib...





