Home: Broken Bow, OK. Age: 55. Profession: Home builder. Organization: Kergos Construction & Design, LLC. Title: President and Owner. Significant other: Melissa Kergosien, my love and business partner. Alma mater: University of Mississippi.
Current project: Sailing. I’m in the process of obtaining my Captain’s license. Recent professional development: Built Tiny Town RV and tiny home park in Broken Bow, OK. Latest accomplishment: Developed Woodlands of Watson subdivision in Watson, OK. Latest contribution to others: Attend Victory Life Church in Broken Bow, OK. We donate to charity each week. Hobbies: Painting and sailing. Recent travel or adventure: Mexico. Last book read: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho.
Personality profile: Decisive, risk-taker, creative. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Perseverant. Moral compass: I follow the Golden Rule. I trust in God, who aids me in my life. What is your greatest joy? The ocean. What is your guilty pleasure? Candy. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Archaeologists. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Being next to the ocean.
What was your favorite college course? Consumer Behavior. What book have you repeatedly read? The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Lonesome Dove. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? Jesus Christ. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Don’t force things to work the way you expect. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Communicate. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? The banking crisis of 2008.
What is your big idea?
Add a shared Homesteading farming project to short-term rental cabins.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Working on trusting God more. What change would you like to see in the world? More cooperation, more communication. What message do you want to send out into the world? Be grateful always. Share: in time, kindness, patience, understanding, or money. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Wisdom: A Work in Progress for Dummies Like Me. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? John Reilly. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandmother. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? Superman. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my five children and grandson. What advice would you give your younger self? Be quiet and quit being stupid.
Personal mission: Being a better example for my children. Personal motto: The truth will set you free. Desired epitaph: I went home. See you there.
