Home: Alameda, CA. Age: 55. Profession: Business professional and entrepreneur. Organization: Rise Bodyworks, BLVd Design Build. Title: President. Pronouns: He/Him/His. Alma mater: San Francisco State University.
Current project: Remodeling and modernizing an estate in Los Gatos. Growing Alameda gym. Recent recognition: Multi-time winner of Alameda’s best gym. Recent professional development: ELDOA spine certified practitioner. Licensed general contractor. Latest contribution to others: Sponsor of youth sports, supporter of Alameda running festival, donations to all area schools. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Creating a 12,000-sq ft gym without loans or investments and becoming a licensed general contractor. Hobbies: Surfing, snowboarding, mountain biking, trail running, weightlifting. Recent unique acquisition: A 1968 Pontiac GTO.
Personality profile: High energy, focused, driven; class clown. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Intense. Moral compass: If it doesn't feel right, it's not right. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Surf trips, cars. What is at the top of your bucket list? Surfing in El Salvador. How do you relieve stress? Outdoor activities. What is your go-to workout? Trail running. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Waves or snow.
What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? A surfboard from the 1960s. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Have stick-to-it-ness. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Don’t worry about what other people think. What is your go-to source of news and information? NPR. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? The outdoors. What company or organization do you most admire? Patagonia. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Having been homeless.
What is your big idea?
Always progress.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Transparent, straight-forward sales. What message do you want to send out into the world? It will get better. What widely held belief do you reject? That everything happens for a reason.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? A Messy Human Story. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Cillian Murphy. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Bob Marley. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An optometrist. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My phone. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Surfing with my daughter. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? 16 - 30 years old.
Personal mission: To create and to uplift. Personal motto: Ain’t nothing to it but to do it. Favorite quote: “It’s when you cry just a little, but you laugh in the middle that you've made it” (Jason Mraz). Desired epitaph: He lived his life.
