My career began in the summers of 1973, 74 & 75.  During that time I was living in Studio City attending Notre Dame High School.  Every summer I would go to Orange County and spend much of the summer with my Grandparents who lived in Laguna Beach.  I loved diving, surfing, windsurfing & fishing, and did these sports up and down the coast of California.   I found a job at Dyno Surf Shop in Huntington Beach.

This job paved the way for my love of the surf and sportswear industry.  While at Dyno Surf Shop I was fortunate enough to work along side surf legends such as David Nuuhewa and Corky Carroll.  I can’t even describe the fun, endless summers we had.  However, fall would come & it was time to get back to school.  After graduating from Notre Dame I enrolled in Pierce College.

I had now fallen in love with skiing and was downhill ski racing when I could fit it into my school schedule.  One of my ski race adventures led to my enrollment into the College of Idaho.  While there, to make ends meet, I found a job as a waiter.  While working in the restaurant industry I learned the important skill of comfortably conversing with people I didn’t know.  After a year in Idaho I was craving some warmth & sunshine.

I briefly moved to Hawaii.  I was able to get a job at Lahaina Dive Shop in Maui.  I did retail sales selling dive equipment and dive charters.  Following my heart, I eventually left Maui and moved to San Diego and enrolled into Mesa Jr. College earning my degree from San Diego State.  I moved to Orange County and got a job at the Newport Ski Company.

I loved selling the quality sportswear they carried and I found I was really good at it.  My time with this company was educational and memorable.  I enjoyed what I did and the tight bonds I had with my fellow employees.  After three years with Newport Ski Company, I now had the knowledge and confidence needed to go out on my own and become an independent sales rep for various clothing companies.