Paintball Media Magazine December 2025 | Page 57

What are some of your other passions outside of paintball ? And how have you integrated them into your life ?
I ’ m a serial entrepreneur , so all of my passions somehow get integrated with each other and in my life . In the 70s and 80s , while I was working in my family ’ s business , I was also a fulltime musician , based in New York City . Music was my first passion . It ’ s such a big part of my life today still . Our first film we did in 2020 , The Complete History of Paintball , I wrote and recorded most of the music for it . And I am the worship leader at my church . So music is integrated in literally all parts of my life .
Anyone that knows me also knows my passion for photography and videography . And both of those are literally a part of my life on a daily basis for my business and even just for fun .
I ’ m also deeply passionate about my faith , which is a part of every decision , business or not , in my life . And of course my wife Brenda and our family is why I get out of bed every morning .
Where do you think the mindset of monetizing your passions comes from ?
My grandfather , father , brothers ,
1992 , just after launching PCRI Magazine sister and uncles were and are all entrepreneurs . It ’ s literally in my DNA . I never wanted to work hard to build someone else ’ s dream . There are two types of people in this world : ones that work a job they may or may not like for the security of a weekly paycheck , health insurance , three week ’ s vacation and stability ; and the ones who work for themselves . And I fully respect people who choose the secure path . It ’ s just not me . I love taking risks , making my own schedule , the uncertainty and excitement of what the future holds …
I ’ ve spent many a day as an entrepreneur working a 60-hour week with no paycheck in sight . I ’ ve had days and months where Brenda and I couldn ’ t afford health insurance . There was a time where we needed a friend to buy groceries for us . The life of an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart or those wanting a 401k .
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