Home: Las Vegas, NV. Age: Late 50s. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Organization: Liberty Timeshare Resolution. Title: Chief Executive Officer. Significant other: Sally Milligan. Alma mater: US Navy.
Recent professional development: Accredited member of the Better Business Bureau. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Quitting Wyndham. Hobbies: Golfing, hiking and traveling. Recent travel or adventure: 90-mile trip in a side-by-side in St Louis, Missouri, and Laguna Beach, California. Last book read: Traction, by Gino Wickman. Recently viewed and recommended: Flight Risk, Wolfs, Ocean.
Personality profile: Positive, active, competitive and caring. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Loyal. Moral compass: Never betray a friend or family member. Have their back to a fault. How do you define an ideal business relationship? One that benefits both parties equally. Transparent. What is your greatest joy? My wife and my children. What is your greatest fear? Disappointing my wife or my children. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Teachers.
What was your first paying job? Furniture delivery. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? Yamaha YZ125 dirt bike. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My seventh-grade teacher, Mrs. S. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Proper manners are always in style. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Put your team first. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? Operation Desert Shield and the Persian Gulf War.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field?
Finding a way to reach more people.
What change would you like to see in the world? Limit social media. What message do you want to send out into the world? Always be curious. What mega-trend most excites you? The new technology in cars. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Bradley Cooper. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Marilyn Monroe. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A race car driver. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My military artifacts. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my wife and kids throwing a huge party for all our friends. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t worry so much, you’ll be fine.
Personal mission: To take care of and always be there for my family and friends. Personal motto: Just be a good person. Favorite quote: “If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best” (Marilyn Monroe).
