It is upon awakening that we realize it was a dream. In the dream itself we never think, This is a dream, This is not real. (Takuan Soho)

Raised in Pittsfield, Vermont on Hawk Mountain.

Lived in France and in Boston (Mass.), StoneRidge, New Paltz, Highland, Brewster, Manhattan, and Astoria, NY. Been a few other places around the world and the USA.

Lawn mowing

and Snow shovelling.

(perhaps this is why I don't like getting up early now, because I remember having to get up way early to go shovel peoples walkways when I was younger?) ("Time to get up!! We got 4 feet last night!!"... at 6am) Busboy, Coffee maker, assistant manager of a start up organic grocery store, window cleaning, dishwashing, parking lot manager, bookseller, sandwich maker, insurance salesman (never sold a thing... but it was cool wearing a suit when I was 18), production assistant on TV commercials (I met Mr. T... nice guy) and music videos... and some things I either have forgotten, or can't speak on :)

Graduated High School early, and finally managed a college degree after 4-5 schools? Inventor of the "Tropicana Jack" drink (whiskey and "Tropicana" grapefruit juice) (Graduate of bartending school, but was much better at the "drinking" aspect, so my career in bartending fizzled fast) Got fired from my first salaried job out of college at an ad agency after a week.

(I was President of the student council though in 6th grade!)

Involved with advertising initiatives for brands such as Nieman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and others. Generated $1000's in free online advertising for the "Car Care Council" non-profit organization. Led global search advertising and created the "V" advertising series and "Beast Power" program at Direct Revenue that increased revenue over 1000% Directed all performance advertising campaigns for Oridian USA worldwide while managing nearly 1 billion online ads a month and increasing revenue 100's of percent.

Stock Picks that usually win since 2000... like... "Yup, yup, yup"! (secret side gig)... (I'm on gag not to reveal) :). One of those MBA degrees (buried deep in a file cabinet somewhere amongst other mysterious documents that I probably should have thrown out 3 years ago).  In any event, I am now a certified "Monopoly Bad Ass" (MBA).

Last place in Peak.com's own Pittsfield Peak's UltraMarathon in June 2007. (I was injured!!.. I swear!!)

And... yah, don't want to know.

To make cool things happen, appear, or be possible, and help others..... or.....

Have a happy and comfortable family.

Hit a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, down by a few, and a full count with the stadium packed in game 7 of the World Series... but I'd scratch that for Adriana Lima.

PEAK PEAK RACES Aero iMedia Silicon Alley Partners

See yourself as you want to be, act that way, and that's who you will be.

"You come at the King, You best Not Miss".... Omar