updated on November 26, 2024
Personal Motto
To inspire people to lead a more adventurous, fulfilling and sustainable life, while increasing the ‘health’ of themselves, their community and the environment.
Business Motto
To turn your business ‘lead’ into ‘gold’
Family Doing Now
I live almost exactly half way between Philadelphia and Allentown (Pennsylvania, USA) in a great rural area that gives me amazing access to nature while still being close to ‘civilization’. I’m happily married with two teen boys.
Community Doing Now
I really love my local community and do whatever I can to volunteer to make it better. As a local business leader, I work with other businesses, government and schools to improve the regional business climate and ensure that students are prepared to positively contribute upon graduation. I consult with several local businesses on ways to improve their operations.
Fun Doing Now
I’m an active National rank beer judge who enjoys sampling all of the great beers that this area of Pennsylvania has to offer. Whenever I travel, I’m searching for the best local beverages as well. I brew beer at home and have a few commercial brews under my belt as well. I’ve recently been delving deeper into the art of blending to create the perfect beverage.
I always wanted to be Indiana Jones when I grew up and as such, I have an eager interest in the indigenous cultures of the Americas… particularly the Maya and the various groups that historically lived in the area where I now live. Due to this, I take every opportunity I can to visit any spots where Archaeoastronomy is evident. I spend a lot of time researching the threads that connect ‘new’ and ‘old’ world cultures.
I’m an avid backpacker and I always try to hike the most recommended trails wherever I find myself. I’m always trying to become a more ultralight backpacker and you’ll often find me solo, trying to better these skills. I’ve been slowly section hiking the Appalachian Trail (I’ve been dubbed ‘Bounce’ because of this). If you know of any great spots that I need to hit, please let me know! If you’re interested, you can check out my latest gear.
I love foraging and gardening and try to improve my prowess in both of these areas constantly. I’m slowly growing and improving my mycology expertise.
Health Doing Now
I’m obsessed with doing everything I can to improve/maintain my health. I blend my software expertise with this goal by constantly building bridges so that I can store and query everything from Google Fit/Health Connect.
I’m currently training in calisthenics with the focus on increasing my mobility. I’m continuing my multi year trend quantifying everything I do. I renewed my interest in Yoga/Mindfulness and now practice daily. I keep an updated blog post that discusses my daily rituals.
Work Doing Now
Threddies
I’m co-owner of Threddies, a retro accessory focused eCommerce business. I do whatever is necessary on any given day, but my big focus right now is on growing Threddies to the next level. My personal mission is to continue sourcing products from and supporting companies that manufacture locally using sustainable practices. There is always room for improvement in this area.
AI
I’m interested in advancing open, decentralized AI. Interested in knowing more? Check out Venice.AI.
BlockChain
There are a growing number of projects/companies that I offer blockchain consulting services for. This ranges from ‘What are ways that we can leverage blockchain?’ to actual smart contract and other web3 related software development. I’m a proud member of both the DeSci and Greenpill movements. Much of the work that I do in this space is to create ‘legos’ that can be used to assist with my multi-decades long goal of allowing myself and other developers to get paid to create the type of software that we are most interested in contributing to by the people that are most interested in being able to use that software.
eCommerce
Much of my other software and consulting work is in the eCommerce space. I have been taking many of the lessons learned growing and running Threddies and creating products and services based on these best practices. I’m a small business advocate and have been working with several local business owners to improve their offerings. I’m a proud member of the Anti-Amazon Alliance and if you give me 10 minutes, I’ll discuss all of the relevant reasons why you might want to consider joining also. If you are interested in working with me in this area, please reach out and let me know!
Transmutable Explorations
This is the ‘real world entity’ that serves as the umbrella for everything I do outside of Threddies. It’s always been a loose structure of people (I’ve been the only permanent member since its inception), working towards common goals, but we’ve been actively moving it more and more towards being a true DAO. I’m always asked what we do… In many cases, it’s anything/everything that interests us in the moment. Most of our projects are ‘gated’, but I blog about some of the things that aren’t private on this site.
Press
Support Me
Obviously, you can partner with or purchase any of the products from Threddies (my personal faves can always be found on my LinkPop), but here are some other ways that you can show your support:
I strive to provide the ultimate backpacking experience for new/intermediate hikers.
If you or your organization enjoys beer, I offer Guided Beer Tastings.
You can also purchase from your favorite companies and signup for new services using my affiliate links. I only recommend things that I actually use.
Have a potential project? Interested in working with us? Send me an email.