I am 39 years old and was born in Oregon. I moved to
Denver, CO in September of 1998, where I met my wife in October of that same year.
Together we raised her son Matthew, and had a child of our own, Kaden.
In August of 2010, We relocated to Seattle to be closer to family, who all live
on the west coast.
Honesty:
I don't think you should walk up to someone a little to
big, wearing pants a little to small, and tell them what you really think.
I believe that if you are selling a product, and you have to lie to make the
sale, you shouldn't be selling it.
I believe that if you have to lie to someone about something you did, you
should not have done it.
I also believe that, in general, if you are honest, and do what you know
is right, things will work out fine.
Things I Hate:
GREED. There is nothing wrong with wanting to make a million dollars,
but there is something wrong when you will consciously throw aside any
integrity, or morals you may have, to make that million dollars. If you achieve
financial success in this world via hard work, determination, and a little luck,
then I have the greatest respect for you. If you achieve it by stepping on the little guy,
stabbing people in the back, and being a cuthroat, do anything to succeed
individual, then you have not earned my respect.
I would rather die a broke GOOD man, than a rich man with no
integrity or morals. Our greatest legacy will not be how much money we made,
but our children. Since I am my childs greatest teacher,
I want to teach by example, and leave something valuable
to the world.
I really despise large corporations that put making
money ahead of providing a service. I understand that companies
need to be profitable, however I also believe that if they focused
on delivering quality products and services, along with customer service,
they would be even more profitable. This involves a lot of time, money, and a
commitment to staying on track. To often business lose focus of
what is really important, and start thinking with their checkbook and eventually
end up closing the doors. Who thought that it would be a good idea to
have a CUSTOMER talk to a machine, enter their account number, (or social security
number which makes me uncomfortable every time) and make it impossible to get a
customer service rep on the phone when you don't want to enter this information?
Surely this trend was started by a corporation trying to save a few dollars, and not
in the intereste of customer service.
The number one goal of
any company should be to deliver on what they say they will, and follow up
with good customer service.
I can't stand it when companies are just plain deceptive about their services.
Deception runs rampant in the internet marketing business. I have a blog that is
devoted to rooting out these companies, and saving small business
owners from signing lengthy, expensive contracts for internet marketing, that does
not deliver an R.O.I. If it delivers and R.O.I., then I am all for it.
Feel free to visit
www.websitemarketingtruth.com to
read my blog posts about Reach Local Deception, and Super Media Deception.
I like to play sports, but am at an age where every time I do, my body reminds
me that I am not 16 anymore.
I have owned two companies.
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The first was a Satellite Dealership. Authorized to sell both
DISH Network and DirecTV.
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The second is Pro AD Insight.
In summary, I value honesty, integrity, and working hard.
I am straight forward, and will tell you like it is, or at least the
way I see it. I can be stubborn, but try very hard to be open
minded, listen to both sides of an arguement, and then decide.