Action Sports
I have a great love of all things relating to surfing. Board Sports have grown in popularity over the years. Ocean and Lake Surfing is the hardest because you have to paddle out against the surf and capture the wave. Wake Surfing is the easiest because the boat picks you up every-time you fall or end a ride. Everything else is somewhere in between. To get great shots you have to understand the sport from the inside out.
Education and Training
There is no better way to learn than by doing. I am grateful to my many peers, mentors and instructors who have been kind enough to share their skills and knowledge. Pick up a book or seek out tutorials on subjects you are interested in. Education and Training are the keys to enlightenment. If you put me in a room full of CEO’s and Computer Geeks, I am the guy that can translate. When I started it took tractor trailer full of equipment to do what a cell phone does today. From building a complete commercial production facility to designing a National Network for VLAN, MPLS and VPN, I have done it all.
Marketing
It’s all about generating word of mouth; some mouths are just bigger than others.All advertising has a purpose and place. You need to have the juice to understand how it all works and relates. Social Media is all about content. Tie your marketing to good content and your message will find its target.
Travel and Tourism
I grew up working and living on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This small town’s economy is based on tourism, commercial fishing, real estate and construction. My former company, East Coast Motions produced Television Programs about the Outer Banks. Since moving inland and starting https://surfdogmedia.com I have been able to see and understand how the average person thinks about their vacations. This perspective gives me insight and knowledge pertinent to the industry.
Civic Leadership
Getting involved in the community where you live, work and play is fundamental to me. I have always volunteered my personal time to causes and projects that I believe in. When the kids in Wheeling WV needed a place to skateboard our committee raised the necesary funds to build a state of the art Skate Park from Grindline.