Dan was an award-winning leader and executive in the natural foods industry. Currently, he enjoys writing and working with people and organizations as an executive coach, yoga therapist, facilitator and speaker. Dan brings a wealth of experience to his work. He grew up in the resort/restaurant industry, welded, served in the USMC, worked in construction, inventory services, sold vacuum cleaners' door to door, painted, landscaped, delivery driver, sold life insurance and passed the series 6 & 63 securities exam, sold industrial automation, been a farrier (shoed horses), massage therapist and executive leader. He's an avid reader and lifetime learner. He loves cooking, hiking in the woods, fishing, riding bicycle, traveling and exploring museums and art. Dan graduated from high school in Pequot Lakes, MN. He's lived in Des Plaines, Los Angeles, and Raleigh with stops in Yuma, Memphis, and Japan. He now makes his home in St. Paul, MN with his wife Ann. They have three children and two grandchildren.