For me personally, affordably starting in Web & Graphic Design at Hennepin Technical College built myself a foundation that changed my entire life. Since college I’ve worked on projects for myself and various clients remotely while traveling to more than 30 different countries around the world. 20 years later, I find myself right back where it all started at Hennepin Technical College as a current staff member, re-connecting full circle with our Web & Graphic Design Department.Outside of family and friends, there are two things that my world revolves around… Websites and Riding Bikes! I grew up finding myself rolling around on two wheels more than anything. Back in middle school, we would dig up little dirt jumps down by the creek every summer and jump our bikes until dark trying to land new tricks. Little did I know, I’d find myself with a hobby that would change my life for the next 20 years. Mixing my passing of riding bikes along with an education in web development, turned into the perfect formula to fund an entire career in action sports while quietly working for clients remotely from home... Everything from 20 years of performing at the Minnesota State Fair and riding in Travis Pastrana's Nitro Circus LIVE, to landing the cover photo of BMX Plus! Magazine and appearing in Explore Minnesota's very own Super Bowl Commercial... I’ve had opportunities and experiences all across the world because of this, and it all goes back to my education and how I was able to creatively achieve this over the years. Even as of recently, I reached out to Minnesota Special Olympics proposing to backflip my fat tire bike into the Polar Plunge, and have now raised more than $50,000 for their athletes.Life is anything you are willing to learn and create, I look forward to helping kick start and motivating you on your own foundation and visions. -Dustin Grice