Home: Chanhassen, MN. Birthplace: Des Plaines, IL. Profession: Interactive media. Title: CEO and CFO. Significant other: Kelly Peterman. Alma mater: University of Kentucky.
Current project: The J. Peterman Company. Latest accomplishment: Launched the podcast series Moments in Time. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Three children graduated college, two more to go. Hobbies: Boxing and MMA. Recent travel or adventure: Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, and England. Last book read: Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why, by Laurence Gonzales.
Personality profile: Curious, direct, casual. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Loyal. How do you define a perfect friendship? Open, honest, long. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Open, honest, long. What is your greatest joy? Family. What is your guilty pleasure? Boiled peanuts. How do you relieve stress? Exercise. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Family.
What was your first paying job? Paper route at twelve years old. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Inception. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Mike Tyson quote: Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My children. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Never let your world get small. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Cell phones. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? 9/11.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field?
Personalized video commerce.
What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Tom Cruise or Frank Grillo. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Churchill. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A father. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Shoes, so I could stop the fire.
Personal motto: Be here now. Favorite quote: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning” (Winston Churchill).
