My Biography

In 1997 I started a company that provided sales and marketing services to software and hardware vendors.  We built hundreds of predictable revenue generating systems for our clients and learned from experience how to solve the revenue growth puzzle.  As we helped little companies get started and big companies get bigger, we also bought and combined three companies, operated around the world, and grew to 150 employees.  In 2013 I sold the company to the management team.  

Since 2013 I put together a group that built five apartment buildings in Seattle, spent 4 years building a partner sales channel for Microsoft’s worldwide networking group, and spent three years building a partner marketing team for a small Danish data warehouse automation software company that was acquired by a private equity firm. 

Most recently I have been digging into the mechanics of sailboat racing with the hope of making our sport easier to organize, more fun to participate in, and maybe even possible to watch on a screen.

In 2024 I joined the board of Velocitek, the company that revolutionized the sailboat race starting process with the ProStart, and is bringing high precision automated starting to our sport. In an effort to accumulate front line volunteer experience, I recently served as the media person for the 2024 J24 World Championships.

Professional: Click here for my LinkedIn profile. Or click here for my Professional Bio.

From time time to time I post about business and marketing on my NewTradeRoutes.com website.

Click here for NewTradeRoutes.com

In addition to my marketing, partner marketing, and business development activities, I spend a fair amount of time working on education reform.

Not for Profit: Click here for my Not for Profit Bio.

Since the first day I stepped into a plywood Penguin, I have been trying to get better at sailboat racing — particularly in small boats.

All Things Sailing: Click here for my sailing page.