Spent my childhood in Vienna, Austria attending public school
Learned to ski in 1st Grade in the Austrian Alps and have loved skiing ever since
Started flying in planes in 1970 and have flown in just about every commercial plane there is, including a Single Otter (Seaplane) & a Tupolev (Russian Airplane)
Celebrated my birthday twice in one day (each side of the international time zone)
Traveled to 77 countries on 4 continents
Hiked a portion of the Great Wall of China
Walked on a Glacier in Austria
I’ve straddled the Equator in Ecuador, Prime Meridian in Greenwich, the Continental Divide in Colorado, and the America/Eurasian Tectonic Plate in Greenland
Been on an overnight safari in Kenya
Watched the Aurora Borealis dance away in Greenland
Launched a magazine 20 years ago that is still being published with a global readership
Was caught in a coup in Cote d’Ivoire and had to be rescued by French special forces soldiers
Flew 17 hours to New Zealand to do a 2 hour presentation and then turned right around and flew 17 hours back (won the deal!)
Witnessed a Glacier calve in Alaska
Lived and worked with my family for 3 years in the UK & Germany
Opened offices in DACH Region (learning how to demo software and negotiate in German)
A serial Intrapeneuer
My #1 Strength on StrengthsFinders is “Competition”…and I’m my own biggest competitor
Enneagram 8, Meyers-Briggs INTP, DISC D
Have one big thing left on my bucket list – take the Shackleton Voyage to Antartica
Love a good Scotch – the peatier the better
Love the outdoors…any day in nature is a great day!
