I began working for DEETER in the summer of 1986 (as an intern), and have, in one way or another, been under the employ of, or affiliated with, the business ever since. That makes my tenure second only to the boss; I have 17 years of communications agency experience at the ripe age of 37.

Working with DEETER has given me the opportunity to learn fast and grow fast. I enjoy challenges. I’ve never been much for theory or politicking around. I want to get in the game. I play to win. I’m a straight shooter. I think a lot. I listen more than I talk. Working with the company has given me the chance to head major accounts and travel all around the world. I’ve worked directly with many CEOs – enough to respect what got them where they are and still realize they put their pants on one leg at a time, just like me.

Life, and work, is, in my mind, a balancing act. You need balance to stay on the right track. That’s how you keep moving forward. In work, you need to be progressive, innovative, flexible, creative … and at the same time you need to have “old school” values. I do.

Away from the work world, family, friends, and hobbies give my life balance. I play a Martin guitar. I have a Springer Spaniel and a Viszla. I’ll wager $20 I can beat you in Trivial Pursuit. And I write. I write about fly fishing in a terrific new magazine for a publisher who sends me to really cool places. I just finished my third book that was released in April 2004.

I love the Internet and mobile communications technologies. They allow me to live and run an office in the mountains of Colorado, not too far from Denver. That gives DEETER geographic breadth. It also gives me the opportunity to be fishing out the back door within minutes after the workday is over. As I say to my desk-bound friends back in Philly:
“What … you got a problem with that?"