Tom In Real Life
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tourism |
| Occupation | Retail and Sales Management |
| Location | Santa Rosa, CA, United States |
| Introduction | I have over 20 years in the wine & hospitality industry focusing on tasting/retail rooms, wine clubs, special events, and online sales & marketing. From 1996 through 2007 I was the Producer, Coordinator, and Executive Director of the highly successful Catalan Festival of Food, Wine, & Music. I am a graduate of Normandale College (Bloomington, MN) where I earned a degree in Technical Theatre. I have also worked as a bicycle mechanic, (bicycle) race promoter & organizer, bartender, nightclub manager, and as a lighting designer, stage manager, and sound engineer for various amateur, semi-professional, and regional theater companies. |
| Interests | High-end audio, wine, cooking, hiking, bicycling, skiing, politics. |
| Favorite movies | Citizen Kane, Die Hard, North by Northwest, You Only Live Twice, Apollo 13, Dan in Real Life, The Third Man. |
| Favorite music | Pink Floyd, U2, Frank Zappa, Super Tramp, Miles Davis, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Nirvana, Steely Dan, The Suburbs. |
| Favorite books | Why is God Laughing?, The Elements of Style, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls. |
Which is more important to you and why: flexibility or expandability?
Think it through, it's not a trick question. For me it's flexibility. Another way of saying adaptability, and I've always thought that to be an overlooked (and vital) strength.