I'm proud of my 14-year association independently with a successful privately-held consumer products company based in Idaho Falls, ID. Over the years this company has earned numerous awards and accolades; most notably, the Better Business Bureau 2005 Hall of Fame Award and, the "Inc. 500" Hall of Fame Business Award in 2003, Dun & Bradstreet's highest financial rating and the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award just to name a few. Annual sales exceeded $800 million in 2007 and has shown steady, consistent growth since inception and having said that, I'm happy with my little piece of the pie.

Going forward, I hope to develop new business natioanlly and internationally with the business.

In the meantime, I'm able to pursue other business interests freely and have two new start-ups on the front burner.

As a sideline, I enjoy reporting on the music scene in the Chicago area through a blog that I publish occasionally. That too, has been adequately monitized even though it's only a hobby :-)