CURRENT MISSION

To provide communities with cleaner air

ABOUT ME

10 Cool Facts:

1. Currently writing a Dummies book about social media.
2. Quit my job, worked unpaid for several months and slept on an old college couch between a mini fridge full of stale Miller Lite and a ping pong table to earn a job as a GM for a fast casual restaurant concept.
3. Son of a retired English teacher and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As a consultant, I teach businesses how to leverage technology. Teaching + Technology = Strange coincidence, right?
4. Helped develop a tech start-up that coined Pay-Per-Conversation technology (which bridges consumers and local businesses in real time based on market driven prices).
5. Studied abroad in Grenoble, France, for a winter semester.
6. Have traveled to 38 states and nine countries thus far.
7. Have coached high school lacrosse for three different programs throughout the Carolinas.
8. Coached and/or played for men's lacrosse teams that appeared in National Championships in NCAA division II, III and the NCLL.
9. Attended Salisbury University (part of the University of Maryland school system) and received a bachelors of science in Economics and Management and an MBA.
10. Owned and operated the first ever pedicab (bike taxi) business in a beach town near my college, Ocean City, MD.

PHILOSOPHY

To continually improve myself spiritually, mentally, financially, physically and emotionally every single day. Also, to have a darn good time while I'm at it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Doing a little surfing to get my feet wet and then opening my home to whoever the heck wants to come by

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Went on a 10 day tour from Monday, August 20th until Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Interests

Faith, coaching lacrosse, playing lacrosse, boating, tennis, volleyball, playing basketball, playing football, canoeing, reading, writing sales copy, blogging, learning about psychology (and virtually any other topic), cooking, food, personal development

• writing
• books
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• boating
• technology
• reading
• blogging
• cycling
• canoeing
• surfing
• skydiving
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis
• volleyball
• table tennis
• lacrosse
• business
• communications
• economics
• teaching
• medicine
• psychology
• science
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- Billy Madison, The Labyrinth, Dumb and Dumber, The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Anchorman, Haggard, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Fugitive, The Incredibles

Music- Anything except for gangster rap and mainstream Country by and large.

Books- Anything Napoleon Hill, Crush It, The Thank You Economy, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It, The Four Hour Workweek, The Secret, The Bible.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witnessing the birth of my brother, baking bread at 3 AM in France, playing in an NCAA National Championship, coaching in the NCLL National Championship, indoor skydiving in Fayetteville, NC

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a very skilled local store marketer. Here's what I do best:

1. Local search engine optimization
2. Web development
3. Social media plan development
4. Web copywriting
5. Small business P & L management
6. Vlogging
7. Email marketing