I'm ambitious and driven, but I manage to be pretty laid back at the same time. I've learned that friends and family are what matter the most in life, so I work hard but balance it out with a lot of fun. I recently moved to New York from San Francisco. I'm excited to try out the Right Coast.

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where I inherited my love for coffee shops, delicious food/wine/beer, bookstores, and the great outdoors.

I'm also addicted to traveling, I love exploring new places and cultures. I've been to 19 countries (20 if Vatican City counts).

Work hard: I'm the founder of a VC-backed e-commerce startup

Play hard: Travel, Snowboarding, Triathlons, Travel + Snowboarding, Travel + Triathlons.

Accruing frequent flyer miles.

Books:
I'm a non-fiction junkie. Nicholas Nassim Taleb, Michael Lewis, Michael Polan, and Clayton Christensen.

Music:
A little bit of everything. Lately: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, A Boy & His Kite, Imagine Dragons, Brad Paisley, Bruno Mars, etc.

TV:
Game of Thrones, House of Cards, The Walking Dead, The Wire, House, Breaking Bad, ESPN, NHL

friends
a challenge
the outdoors
exercise
(good) food
(good) drinks

Startups, Economics, Consumer Psychology and where I'm going to go out on Friday.

At the bar, not the club. If its the winter, someplace where I can snowboard in the morning.

You have read this far already and are smart, outgoing, and adventurous.