7 Things You Don’t Know About Me

On Saturday I discovered that I was “it”.  You know, “it”, as in the game of tag from when we were children.  Apparently there is a rousing game of HR blog tag going round and Jessica Lee of Fistful of Talent fame got me.  Nice work Jessica.

And what does being “it” mean exactly?  Among other things, it means that I need to tell my readers seven things they don’t already know about me.  So strap yourselves in as I open the top secret dossier:

1. I have been moonlighting as a voice actor for nearly twenty years, including gigs for Southwest Airlines, Greyhound, HP, MetLife and others.  You can laugh at my current demo track here.
2. I am the proud father of two dachshunds (Charley & Otto).  They call the shots, but every once in a while we get revenge (see Halloween pics here).  And Charley has his own “Wiener Blog” where he’s plotting a dachshund revolution, so watch your ankles.
3. I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was raised on beer and brats until the age of six.
4. My brother is the world’s leading expert on White Papers.  (And yes, the world does, in fact, need a leading expert on white papers.)  See WhitePaperSource.com or WritingWhitePapers.com for more info.
5. I’ve completed six marathons and used to be a rock climbing enthusiast.  
6. My best friend and I competed to see how many lives we could save during our undergrad years.  We tied at 11 each when I pulled a drowning Australian to shore during graduation weekend.
7. My company’s name was actually penned by my good friend Phil Fersht of Horses for Sources fame.  I don’t know if I stole it, per se, but I definitely jumped the gun on him.

So there you have it!  I’m sure there are more bizarre bits of info I could share but that should whet your appetite.  Have a great week and let’s keep the conversation going.