Andy pursues his interests in leadership development, outdoor recreation, and real estate investment through a progressive and rewarding career and exciting life experiences. Andy's outdoor recreation vocations began during college as a ski instructor on the slopes of Breckenridge, CO, where he still teaches part time. A summer adventure with Outward Bound confirmed outdoor recreation as a lifelong passion, and that the true reward would be found in sharing those opportunities with others. Andy is a PADI Divemaster and SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer.While enjoying an exciting career in outdoor recreation and action sports media, Andy simultaneously engaged his interest in real estate investment, building a small portfolio of rental and investment properties in Colorado and Northwest Arkansas. In 2011, he joined Folsom & Company Real Estate in Boulder to share his investment strategies with their front-range client base, and subsequently opened an office in Breckenridge.Andy formalized his consulting platform with the launch of Andrew Hawk, Inc, which engages in projects in snow sports, publishing, real estate, leadership education, and strategy. Andy is currently engaged full-time as the EVP, Client Strategy and Partner at Blue Creative Group. Andy is a two-time graduate of the University of Colorado (Economics, 2002; MBA, 2010). He was a member of the University's Presidents Leadership Class and remains engaged in alumni and mentor functions with the program.Andy summited Mt. Kilimanjaro under a full moon with a group of friends and family. After 7 summers as a river guide in Colorado, he prefers his old truck to a new car because of the certainty that no matter where adventure leads, there will always be a reliable place to sleep.
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