Writer, producer and director of the film Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb.

The Fat City Gallery Gallery displays artwork by Thomas W. Benton, prints by illustrator Ralph Steadman, shotgun artwork by journalist Hunter S. Thompson and paintings by author William S. Burroughs. The gallery also features original photography and contemporary art.

The first release from the Meat Possum Press focused on the political artwork and activism of the artist Tom Benton. - Thomas W. Benton - Artist / Activist, which won the 2012 Colorado Book Award. Meat Possum Press’s second book, Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson’s Campaign for Sheriff was released in 2015 and catalogued the Gonzo Journalist's irreverent and imaginative political escapade in 1970 and was turned into the documentary film Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb. The Meat Possum Press plans to release its third book, To Aspen and Back, in 2022 featuring writing by Peggy Clifford and over 200 photos curated by David Hiser and the Aspen Historical Society.

Helped start a residential landscaping company in 1996 and took control of the business in 2002. Since then, have expanded the company into a full service property management service (DJW Property Management) currently providing service to 50+ residential customers and 10 commercial properties in the Lawrence, KS area. Please visit my website at www.djwatkins.com

Executive assistant to Thomas Higgins and Michael Farmer for the Laurel Company, a private equity firm in San Francisco focused on consulting, business development, and venture capital. Duties Included due diligence on proposed startups, preliminary marketing analysis, and management of invoices, deposits, and accounting.

Beginning in 2006, became supplier to Altair Industrial Technologies (Pune, India) for diagnostic equipment and supplies for power and fertilizer plants in India. Traveled to India (Oct. ’07), completed internship at Altair’s office (Koregon Park, Pune). Internship involved visitation of facilities, exposure to all business operations, and work with Altair owners Anil and Anoop Anand during business trip to commercial fertilizer plant in Uddar Pradesh, India.