A Bit About Me
Biography In Brief
- Born the year, we landed on the Moon in the Mid-west
- Raised by artists and tradesmen in Wisconsin
- Early Forestry Training
- Extensive Martial Arts Background
- Apprenticed as a construction electrician
- Formal education with honors as a Computer Technician
- Discontinued computers to become a full-time Artisan Blacksmith
- I have been a full-time cook and repair machinist
- Was a high-ropes course and whitewater rafting guide
- Relocated and was principal of a film and video production company to Denver circa 2000
- When the production company went under, I became self-employed and have been ever since
- COO of specialty food distribution company
- 20+ years as a self-employed entrepreneur, performance coach, and consultant
Credentials
- College degree with honors
- 35+ years of professional experience
- Over 10k hours of meditation, breathing, and deep inner work
- I traveled half a million miles
- Been Self-employed for 20+ years
- Read over a thousand books
- Written over 500,000 words
- Trained Olympic-level martial arts competitors
- Ran a successful martial arts studio with 250+ students
- I started rock climbing in late 1999 and within 4 months climbed 5.12a and on-site free-soloed 150ft climbs
- Have professional heirloom artwork in mansions and top-end homes
- Ran operations for multiple small businesses
- Over a decade of time working 100+ hrs/week
- Multiple times at the top and bottom financially
- Profitable day trading expertise
- Multiple extended work projects across time zones and internationally
- Help find and negotiate solutions for several projects up to $500M
- Semi-finalist Richard Branson and Tim Ferris Build-a-business competition
- Advised Hedge Fund managers, Angels, NYT best-selling authors, and startups
Eclectic Skill Base and Experience
Martial Arts | Skilled Trades | Computer Technology | Art & Music | Film & Video Production | Business Operations | Media | Management | Leadership | Advisement | Performance Coaching | Mentoring | Remote Work | Entrepreneurship
