My love for travel was born out of family trips to the beach in Biloxi, Mississippi; Astro World in Houston, Texas and visiting the many bowling alleys of the Gulf South as a kid. Once married, I slowly moved from touring the Gulf Coast to seeing more of the United States, currently at 37 states... but always more trips to Central Florida for some reason. My first “international” trip was driving to Canada to visit friends in 2002, with our one-year-old first born.

In my 22 years with John Deere, I saw a lot more of the US and added Mexico, Germany, France and Brazil to my list. Since retiring from corporate America, I have been able to enjoy a lot more leisure travel and spending more time dreaming of my next trip of a lifetime. I love the adventure of visiting new places, meeting new people, experiencing new cultures and if I can do it on a boat, so much the better!

Now that Mandi finally trusts me to assist her with the business, I look forward to more trips and helping the Dapper Dream Team to bring even more success from my previous work experience.