I was jubilant, only child. I grew up with a single working mom and no father.
Working in TV was my first exposure to the tech of entertainment where I learned it all. I was a Production Assistant on many music videos and commercials so I could learn the tech before entering the spotlight as talent. Learning camera, lighting, sound and of course, craft service is helpful everywhere nowadays.
I then learned much more about film production being the lead in 5 full-length features, 12 national commercials and recording live seminars as the speaker and producer. I later co-wrote, produced and edited a couple of tongue/cheek video commercials as well.
One is highly rated funny on Funny or Die. "Yard Sale - Briel"
While attending Glendale Community College Scholars Program in California, I was a part-time software tester at EarthLink learning all the Mac and Windows systems well. Most importantly, while on downtime, I reverse engineered Google's Search Algorithm in 2000, which enabled me to start my internet consulting company later on.
When I was a Certified Snowboard Instructor at Keystone in Colorado, I was able to create well-coded Craigslist ads to be ranking above Vail Resorts websites on Google Search terms, "Private Colorado Snowboard Instructor".
This lead to the creation of Business Oceans Marketing Consulting, LLC; the consulting firm where we helped business owners build their digital dreams.
We only get one life, live it the best you can!