
About Me
Everything about me, or at least what I’m willing to say publicly, is in my debut title The $20,000 T-Shirt. But if you refuse to read the most influential literary work in the 21st century (according to author Devon Weaver), then here’s a quick bio…
My Bio
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Seventeen-year veteran of the consumer products, advertising, and entertainment industries
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Founder and principal of Eighty Orchard Publishing and Tree Stories, a service teaching busy parents how to live forever by writing their own life story
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Lives (and hides from the sun) outside of Charlotte, NC, with his wife, two kids, and his golden retriever, Max

My Favorites
TV Shows
Favorite TV Shows
- Diff’rent Strokes
- The Wonder Years
- Night Court
- Married with Children
- The A-Team
- Magnum PI
- Family Ties
- Golden Girls
- Who’s the Boss
- Dukes of Hazzard
- Mr. Belvedere
- Growing Pains
- Perfect Strangers
- Friends
- Growing Pains
- Three’s Company
- Cheers
- Cosby Show
- Alf
- Coach
- Roseanne
- Saved By the Bell
- Taxi
- In Living Color
- Good Times
- Chappelle’s Show
- Narcos
- House of Cards
- Silicon Valley
- The League
- Billions
- Friends from College
- Ozark
- Sneaky Pete
- Breaking Bad (the greatest show of all time)
Books
Favorite Books
- The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Tribe by Sebastian Junger
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- Stephen King’s non-horror books (Misery, Shawshank Redemp-
tion, On Writing) - Anything by Steven Pressfield
- Anything by Tim Ferriss
- Anything by Ryan Holiday
- Anything by James Altucher
- Anything by Malcolm Gladwell
- Anything by Seth Godin
- Anything by Kamal Ravikant
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
- Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff
- The Boron Letters by Gary Halbert
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall
- The Gas We Pass by Shinta Cho
- Everyone Poops by Taro Gome
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Movies
Favorite Movies
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Talladega Nights
- Step Brothers
- Goodwill Hunting
- The Breakfast Club
- Weird Science
- Happy Gilmore
- Swingers
- Tommy Boy
- Heat
- Ghostbusters
- There’s Something About Mary
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- Naked Gun
- Billy Madison
- Caddyshack
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- Police Academy
- Animal House
- Sixteen Candles
- Scarface
- Goodfellas
- The Godfather 1 & 2
- All Mission Impossible movies
- Argo
Podcasts
Favorite Podcasts
- Tim Ferriss
- James Altucher
- Your Mom’s House
- Bertcast
- Joe Rogan Experience
- TED Talks
- Smart Passive Income
- Gimlet Podcasts
- Serial
- Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast
Places
Favorite Places
- The entire country of Italy
- Negril, Jamaica
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- San Francisco
- Chicago
- The Dock/beach in front of my old house
- Frank’s Pizza
- Charleston/Isle of Palms
- Any comedy club
- Any trampoline place
- Irish bars
Food
Favorite Food
- Pizza
- Ice cream
- Turkey burger and tots from Bad Daddies
- Zucchini and squash
- Brussel sprouts
- Giant salad
- Fish
- Lemons
Possessions
Favorite Possessions
- Cards you guys have given to me
- Pictures you have given me (but not the crappy ones)
- My dad’s wedding ring
- My books
- Family photos
- Notebooks and pens
- PS4
- Sports equipment
Concerts
Favorite Concerts
- Prince (fifth row) @ Time Warner Arena
- Better Than Ezra @ Hammerjacks
- Tesla @ Hammerjacks (Music was so-so. Friends were amazing)
- Everclear @ The Electric Factory
- Red Hot Chili Peppers / Foo Fighters @ PNC Amphitheatre
- Rage Against the Machine / Wu-Tang Clan @ Merriweather Post
- Jack Johnson @ PNC Amphitheatre
- Tibetan Freedom Festival @ RFK Stadium
- Bruno Mars @ Spectrum Arena
- U2 @ Cow Palace (Dreamforce Event)
- Bad Company @ PNC Amphitheatre
- Zac Brown @ PNC Amphitheatre
Things I Don’t Like
Things I Don’t Like
- Cats
- Feet
- Coffee
- Other people’s farts or dogs
- Old people
- Other people
Days In My Life
Favorite Days In My Life
- Wedding day
- Birth of my kids
- Any day in Italy
- The day I heard my mom drop a surprising f-bomb
Clichés / Sayings
Favorite Clichés / Sayings
- Follow the money.
- The truth is somewhere in the middle.
- There’s a positive and negative to almost everything in life.
- Cash Me Outside. How Bout ’Dat?
- A fool and his money are soon parted.
- A house divided against itself cannot stand.
- A penny saved is a penny earned.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- All good things come to those who wait.
- All things must pass.
- Beggars can’t be choosers.
- Better late than never.
- Better safe than sorry.
- Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
- Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
- Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
- Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
- Don’t try to walk before you can crawl.
- Easy come, easy go.
- Every dark cloud has a silver lining.
- Fo’ shizzle.
- Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.
- History repeats itself.
- If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well.
- If at first you don’t succeed try, try and try again.
- If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
- If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
- It’s better to give than to receive.
- It’s the early bird that gets the worm.
- It’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
- Misery loves company.
- Money doesn’t grow on trees.
- Money makes the world go round.
- Money talks.
- Never judge a book by its cover.
- Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
- Opportunity only knocks once.
- Out of sight, out of mind.
- Practice makes perfect.
- Rome wasn’t built in a day.
- The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
- The ends justify the means.
- The more things change, the more they stay the same.
- The pen is mightier than sword.
- The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
- There’s no time like the present.
- Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
- Worrying never did anyone any good.
- You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Comedians
Favorite Comedians
- Louis CK
- Mark Normand
- Bert Kreischer
- Tom Segura
- Joe Rogan
- Bill Burr
- Bobby Lee
- Dave Chappelle
- Eddie Murphy
- Nick Di Paolo
- Dave Attell
- Jim Florentine
- Anthony Jeselnik
- Jeff Ross
- Artie Lange
- Jim Norton
- Ricky Gervais
- Theo Von
People
Favorite People
- Mike Rowe
- Tim Allen
- Sara Blakely
- James Altucher
- Tim Ferriss
- Austin Kleon
- Ron Paul
- Derek Sivers
- Peter Thiel
- Joe Rogan
- Jason Bateman
- Tom Segura
- Bert Kreischer
- Penn Jillette
- Ryan Holiday
- Anthony Bourdain
- Courtney Luck Weaver
- The Honorable Bill Murray
Blogs
Favorite Blogs
- Austin Kleon
- Wait But Why
- Brain Pickings
- James Altucher
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree
People I Follow For Advice
People I Follow For Advice
- Tim Ferriss
- James Altucher
- Austin Kleon
- Ramit Sethi
- Seth Godin
- Charlie Hoehn
- Scott Adams
- Kamal Ravikant
- Ryan Holiday
- Jason Fried
- Matt Mullenweg
- Reid Hoffman
- Marc Andreessen
- Oren Klaff
- Hiten Shah
- Pat Flynn
- Brian Clark
- Derek Siver
Things To Do
Favorite Things To Do
- Hang out with my kids and wife
- Watch football
- Watch movies
- Go to concerts
- Go to comedy shows
- Work on my businesses
- Make fun of others
- Send inappropriate text messages to my friends
- Travel for fun (traveling for work sucks)
- Make people laugh
- Play sports
- Play games
Drinks
Favorite Drinks
- Cold water
- Any lager
- Lemon and lime tonic
Bands / Genres
Favorite Bands / Genres
- Better Than Ezra
- Pearl Jam
- Bruno Mars
- Zac Brown
- Counting Crows
- DMB
- Everclear
- Hole
- Jack Johnson
- Live
- Matchbox 20
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Michael Jackson
- Biggie
- Nirvana
- OutKast
- Rage Against the Machine
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- U2
- Skynyrd
- CCR
- Kid Rock
- 2Pac
- Dr. Dre
- Snoop
- Audioslave
- 90’s Rap
- 90’s Alternative
- 70’s Classic Rock