Home: San Francisco, CA. Birthplace: Houston, TX. Profession: Marketing. Title: Senior Marketing Manager. Alma mater: Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. Languages spoken: English, Flemish, French.
Current project: Positioning my company for its first seed funding round. Recent professional development: Advancement from Marketing associate to marketing director. Latest accomplishment: Completed the RYA Yachtmaster training scheme. Hobbies: Running, sailing, reading, travel, cooking. Recent travel or adventure: Pulau Tiga in Malaysia.
Personality profile: Organized, meticulous, generous, grounded. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Positive. How do you define a perfect friendship? Mutual inspiration, communication and trust. What is your greatest joy? My son. What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate. What natural talent have you neglected? Art. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Good people and good food.
What was your favorite college course? Business Administration. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? Chess. What book have you repeatedly read? Tap Dancing to Work, by Warren Buffet. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Star Wars original trilogy. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Art. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Don’t neglect your studies. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Every second wasted is a missed opportunity.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field?
Increased adoption of emerging technologies.
What change would you like to see in the world? Huge leaps in achieving environmental sustainability. What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Stanley Tucci. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My parents. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An astronaut. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my son, eating great food. What period in your life would you choose to re-live? My teenage years.
Favorite quote: “The best way to predict the future is to create it” (Peter Drucker). Desired epitaph: He came, he saw, he tried.
