Home: Des Moines, IA. Age: 42. Profession: Trader. Organization: Eukarya Trading. Title: President. Significant other: College sweetheart and the love of my life, Tiffiny Perpich. Alma mater: Iowa State University.
Current project: Eukarya Trading and a stealth start-up seeking seed capital. Latest accomplishment: Five years in business with Eukarya Trading. Latest contribution to others: Coaching my two children in basketball on the side. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Twenty years as a trader. Hobbies: Reading, writing, fishing, basketball, and spending time with my family. Last book read: 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Moral compass: The Bible. How do you define a perfect friendship? Doing something for others expecting nothing in return. What is your greatest joy? My family. What is your greatest fear? Large financial losses. What is your guilty pleasure? Zyn. What word or phrase do you use far too often? Stick to the basics, just blocking and tackling. What natural talent have you neglected? Using my intelligence for the benefit of humanity, not wealth generation. What is at the top of your bucket list? Fifty years of marriage.
What was your favorite college course? Advanced Socioeconomic Theory. What book have you repeatedly read? Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edwin Lefevre. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? A picture of my father, son, and me on our first deep-sea fishing expedition. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Go for the big leagues. It’s better to fail going big than to succeed going small and having regret. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Always take the volume; if you have the volume, you will make it into a good trade. What is your favorite app? X. What is your go-to source of news and information? X.
What is your big idea?
Space technology is going to reshape geopolitics.
What change would you like to see in the world? Peace. What message do you want to send out into the world? Always bet on yourself because that is your best bet. What mega-trend most excites you? Space technology. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Reminiscences of a Trader. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Leonardo DiCaprio. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Jesus and my deceased grandparents. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My Shiba Inus, Equity and EV. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? My family at our home, talking about life. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t worry about what you cannot control. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? High school years. If I only knew then what I know now.
Personal mission: To be the best father and husband possible. Favorite quote: “You have to bet on yourself, because that is your best bet” (Kobe Bryant).
