Age: Younger than my years. Profession: Business manager, systems analyst. Pronouns: He/Him/His.
Current project: Learning to be a better bowler. Teaching customer service courses. Recent professional development: A course on becoming a better life coach. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? The transition to semi-retirement. Hobbies: Bowling, kayaking, wakeboarding.
Personality profile: Easy going, loyal, fun, dry humor, adventurous. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Alive. Moral compass: Would I do this if my grandmother was in the room? How do you define a perfect friendship? Two people who work every day to make each other happy. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Everyone contributes equally, everyone benefits equally. What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? A cruise or all-inclusive vacation. What is at the top of your bucket list? Vacation in Italy.
What was your first paying job? Washing dishes at my grandparents’ restaurant. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Apollo 13, having lived through it. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Do the right thing. What’s the best advice you received in your career? The customer always comes first. What is your go-to source of news and information? The internet. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? Networking with friends, family, employees.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Smaller government, more personal responsibility.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Do the right thing. What widely held belief do you reject? That the government is not here to help you. What mega-trend most excites you? Cryptocurrency.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Ronald Reagan. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An astronaut. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Objects of sentimental value from my parents and grandparents. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my great-granddaughter, in Boston, watching her experience the city for the first time. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? College freshman year.
Personal motto: Do the right thing. Favorite quote: “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious” (Albert Einstein). Desired epitaph: Always enjoyed doing the impossible.
