Home: San Diego, CA. Age: 42. Birthplace: Steamboat Springs, CO. Profession: Wealth management. Pronouns: He/Him/His. Alma mater: Chico State.
Current project: Planning winter-season road trips to Utah, Mammoth, Mt. Bachelor. Latest accomplishment: Completed my first solo backpacking trip into the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Latest contribution to others: Volunteering in the dog adoptions department at a local animal center. Hobbies: Camping, backpacking, snowboarding, fly fishing, spending time with my dog. Recent travel or adventure: Fly fishing and backpacking to Golden Trout Lakes Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Last book read: Take Less, Do More, by Glen Van Peski. Recently viewed and recommended: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.
Personality profile: Assertive, kind, determined, fair, efficient. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Logical. Moral compass: The Golden Rule. How do you define a perfect friendship? Loyalty, accountability, honesty, effort, and supporting each other's growth. What is your greatest fear? Regret. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Experiences with people I care most about. What is at the top of your bucket list? Snowboarding in Hokkaido, Japan. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Adventure and companionship.
What was your favorite college course? Philosophy 101: Logic and Critical Thinking. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? Monopoly. What book have you repeatedly read? Rules for a Knight, by Ethan Hawke. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Commissioned painting of my dog, Breezy. What’s the best advice you received growing up? “Always do your best, son” (my mom). What’s the best advice you received in your career? Never give up and treat everyone with respect. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Growing up in a lower middle class single-parent household.
What is your big idea?
People spending more time with one another in recreational or leisurely settings.
What change would you like to see in the world? Individuals displaying continuous personal accountability. What message do you want to send out into the world? Live honorably and treat others justly. What mega-trend most excites you? Environmentalism and conservation. What mega-trend most concerns you? Social media.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Portrait of a Renaissance Man. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? James Marsden. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Thomas Jefferson. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? Like my dad. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Having family dinner with my loved ones. What advice would you give your younger self? Read and practice The Four Agreements. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? Late twenties.
Personal motto: Never announce you’re a great man; simply live as one. Favorite quote: “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom” (Thomas Jefferson).
