We're a carry brand. Our gear (backpacks, bags, luggage, camera and phone accessories) keeps your stuff organized, accessible, and protected so you can go out there and do whatever it is you do. We pride ourselves in making the best things, and running a business that puts the welfare of our employees, partners, and planet above our own profits.I manage a team of wildly talented and hilarious individuals. Together, we craft a brand and a voice that conveys to the world who Peak Design is, what we care about, and why you should drink our Kool-Aid. We broadcast that voice far and wide. We run direct sales channels that have grown massively every year since 2011. And we gain almost 3 followers every week on Pinterest.Aside from management, my direct contributions include strategy, voice, and messaging. I write a newsletter that half a million people consistently regard as "not SPAM." I write video scripts that customers describe as "insulting attempts at humor." I've also built 0.2% of our tradeshow/store displays. A few years ago a loyal customer called us "wacky, liberal, latte-sipping San Francisco snowflakes" and that's when I finally accepted the fact we're doing things right.

The Source is the premiere gig guide for Queenstown, New Zealand and covers music, art, entertainment and lifestyle.

When I say "I was in construction" to a bunch of marketing people they assume I was an engineer or project manager. I shoveled piles of rocks and picked up garbage, but I do appreciate people thinking that I was capable of those other things.

I was a Product Manager for a number of different small business software products including QuickBooks, QuickBooks Point-of-Sale, Intuit Websites, JumpUp, and Intuit Customer Manager.

The clientele of this bar & grill were Wisconsin state legislators during the day and rowdy college students at night, so I left this place with a diverse array of barf cleanup skills.Unfortunately bartending does not pay off out-of-state student loans.

Did some hardcore investigatory journalism on Krispy Kreme Doughnuts that shocked the Dane County metropolitan area.

Why are you still reading my LinkedIn profile?