Four decades of ventures before the first novel — publishing, the early internet, food-tech. Friends call him "dot-com" for a reason. Here are the receipts, in order.
The first AI war between nations
Years building the digital future
Users on his last tech venture
Books on the way
Founder and publisher of Advertising & Marketing International — twenty years of maps distributed free to motorists, funded entirely by advertising. His first masterclass in media economics.
One of six partners behind the Budweiser World Pony Chuckwagon Championship in Calgary — 28 outfits racing for a record $20,000 over three packed days.
Published the fight programs at Miami's legendary 5th Street Boxing Gym. Same year: goaltender instructor — three of four "Most Improved" awards went to his goalies.
Advertising sales manager at Niagara Publications — ad revenue up 1,000%, weekly distribution from 8,000 to 52,000.
Co-founded Justbiz.com: $300,000 raised, the first directory spanning Canada and the U.S. — 12 million listings, leaner than the corporate giants.
At Netdex.ca, twenty first-to-market concepts — including local reviews from friends, three years before Facebook's "Instant Personalization". Yelp ran with the idea first.
Founder/CEO of a health & wellness meal planning platform: 600,000 registered users and 1,400 of North America's top food bloggers on his recipe plugin.
He publishes his first novel — and the future he spent forty years building becomes fiction. Six books are on the way.