PromoExpo

Profession before the promotional products industry?

• Rock n’ Roll

How many years have you been in the promotional products industry?

• 28 years on and off

Suppliers you served while on your path…

• Trevelyan, Stone FX, The School for Promotional Marketing, PRG, Culmer Pen
• As a freelance marketing/IT/web/design specialist and photographer I’ve worked with many promotional products companies in many capacities. I work for the Ontario government as a consultant and am also the Editor at foto:RE|VIEW magazine.

What are your hobbies/passions outside of Promo Expo?

• I’m a photographer/editor/artistic director. I founded a 100 member strong photo collective and an award winning photography festival, and am now the proud editor of a new photography journal!

Where were you born and what town/city are you living in now?

• Born in Steeltown (Hamilton). Now in Waterloo (Mennonite country!). But my heart will always belong to Winnipeg!

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

• Hanalei (if my wife will join me)

Who are your favorite musicians/bands?

• Core: Beatles, Neil Young, Radiohead. Currently loving Sarah Jarosz.

If you could join any past or current music group who would you join?

• I’ve played with Emmy/Grammy winning brothers Mychael and Jeff Danna. But fly on a wall? The Beatles.

What is your favorite movie?

• Birdy. The last line makes it worth it!

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life what would it be?

• Sushi. Or pad thai.

As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?

• A priest (really).

What is your favourite game, or sport to watch and play?

• Is art a sport?

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

• Danger. Film photographer ahead.

What is the best part of your job?

• I do something new/different everyday.