Home: Boise, ID. Profession: Investor. Organization: RORHRO Ventures. Title: Chairman.
Latest contribution to others: Reforestation project near the Sahara. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Scaling a business to eleven locations. Recent travel or adventure: Kruger National Park in South Africa. Recently viewed and recommended: The Penguin (HBO).
How do you define a perfect friendship? Mutual respect. How do you define an ideal business relationship? No egos. What is your greatest joy? Building something from scratch. How do you relieve stress? Walking outside. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Spontaneity.
What three emojis best describe you? 🚀💡📈.
What was your first paying job? Working at a movie theater, ripping tickets and selling popcorn. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Hire great people and get out of their way. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? Conversations with really smart or unconventional people. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Watching my parents rebuild their lives from scratch when we immigrated.
What change would you like to see in the world? More focus on execution rather than endless debating, planning or waiting for the “perfect time”. What message do you want to send out into the world? Bet on yourself. Take risks, build something and don’t be afraid to walk away when the time is right. What mega-trend most excites you? The coming together of AI, Bitcoin and decentralized finance.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Betting on Yourself: Building Freedom. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Completely unplugged with my family somewhere beautiful. What advice would you give your younger self? Take the big swings earlier. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The day I took my first real vacation after selling my company. I realized I finally had my time back.
Personal mission: To build, invest in and create opportunities that give people more control over their time. Personal motto: Bet on yourself. No one else will do it for you.
