My LinkedIn profile is HERE.
Roles I enjoy:
- Leadership Coach
- Teacher of Engineering, Design Thinking, Making
- Community Organizer
- Maker / Inventor
- Musician
- Speaker
- Athlete
- Husband
- Father
- Brother
- Son
- Friend
- Student of Life
Contact
- email: [email protected]
- Office: 828-348-4677
My Projects
Take a look at some of my projects HERE.
Books I Like
[spiritual]
- There's a Spiritual Solution To Every Problem by Dr. Wayne Dyer
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
- Beyond Belief - The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels
- The Passion Test by Janet and Chris Atwood
[fiction]
- Peter and the Star Catchers [series] by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez
- Daemon by Daniel Suarez
[non-fiction]
[personal development]
- The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- 1776 by David McCullough
- Manhunt by James Swanson
- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
- Extreme Ownership - How Navy SEALS Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner
- In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
- How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
- The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
- Way of the Peaceful Warrier by Dan Millman
- Power vs. Force by David Hawkins
- Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins
- Beyond Success by Brian Biro
- How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb
- Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall Rosenberg PhD
- The Heart's Code by Dr. Paul Pearsal
[business]
[history]
- TRIBES by Seth Godin (anything by Seth is a must read)
- The Go Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
- Made To Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
- FREE: the future of a radical price by Chris Anderson
- DRIVE: the surprising truth about what motivates us by Dan Pink
- A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
- Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
- The Three Signs of a Miserable Job by Patrick Lencioni
- Linchpin by Seth Godin
- Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
- The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
- The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Magazines I Like
- Make
- Fast Company
- Wired
Musicians/bands I like
- Peter Gabriel
- Bruce Hornsby
- Bruce Molsky
- Sam Bush
- James Taylor
- BB King
- Bonnie Raitt
- Tim O'Brien
- Doc Watson
- Steve Winwood
- U2
- Beausoleil
- Enya
- The Chieftans
- Tony Furtado
- Eric Clapton
- Santana
- Dixie Chicks
Radio/podcasts I like
- Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
- Wait Wait Don't Tell me
- This American Life
- Fresh Air with Terry Gross
- Planet Money
- Freakonomics
- Embeded (NPR)
- Akimbo (Seth Godin)
- Radio Lab
- Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
- Serial
- The Daily (New York Times)
- Post Reports (Washington Post)
TV/web shows I like
- TED talks
- Mythbusters
- Dirty Jobs
- Mark Rober