
👋 Howdy, I'm Van.
I love having fun empowering exceptional experiences with technology platforms, digital solutions, and even life.
Pro Web Surfer + Builder of Commerce Technology, Platforms & Ecosystems
These are the things I have going on in my life right now...
Last updated: 1.30.2023 – 19:14:20 (PST)
🏄 Working on...
Building of Commerce Technology, Future Lockers, Platforms, and Ecosystems
Public locker network of the future with on-demand access at Harbor by Luxer One.
🏡 Living
After a decade away, I’m excited to be back living in Northern California, specifically Chico, and exploring my hometown of Red Bluff once again.
🤠 Why
- Digital future wizard having fun empowering the life’s of people and companies so that the world will be an exceptional experience.
📚 Books
- The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects by Andrew Chen
- Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach
- The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence by Stephen Kurczy
- Be obsessed or be Average by Grant Cardone
- What the heck is EOS? by Gino Wickman, Tom Bouwer
- Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Annual Re-Read)
- Anything You Want: 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur by Derek Sivers
- It’s All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels by Robert Penn
- Moving to Outcomes, Why Partnerships are the Future of Marketing by Robert Glazer & Matt Wool
- February 2021: Building a StoryBrand By Donald Miller
- February 2021: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram By Sarah Frier
- February 2021: Expert Secrets by Russel Brunson
- March 2021: The Introvert’s Edge by Matthew Pollard
- March 2021: Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
- March 2021: Scary Close by Donald Miller
- March 2021: The Sales Boss by Jonathan Whistman
- April 2021: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber (Annual Re-Read)
- April 2021: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
- April 2021: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
- May 2021: Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans By Louise Maclellan and Paul Van Doren
- June 2021: Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
- July 2021: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
- August 2021: Think and Grow Richby Napoleon Hill (Annual Re-Read)
- September 2021: Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul by Jamie Ducharme
- October 2021: Ready Player Two by Ernest Clin
- October 2021: Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design By Charles Montgomery
- October 2021: If You’re Not First, You’re Last by Grant Cardone
- November 2021: The Future Is Faster Than You Think By Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
- Jan 2020: Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna
- Jan 2020: Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers
- Jan 2020: Built to Sale by John Warrillow
- Jan 2020: Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning,… by Chase Jarvis
- Jan 2020: Difference: The one-page method for reimagining your business and reinventing… by Bernadette Jiwa
- Jan 2020: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike By Phil Knight
- Jan 2020: Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days By John Hargrave
- Feb 2020: The E-Myth Revisted by Michael Gerber
- Feb 2020: The Automatic Customer by John Warrillow
- Feb 2020: The Third Wave by Steve Case
- March 2020: Real Happiness By Sharon Salzberg
- April 2020: Platform Revolution by Geoffrey Parker
- April 2020: Beyond the E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber
- April 2020: Eat, Sleep, Ride by Paul Howard
- May 2020: How Cycling Can Save the World by Peter Walker
- May 2020: Real Artists Don’t Starve: by Jeff Goins
- May 2020: The Complete Game of Life and How to Play It By Florence Scovel Shinn
- May 2020: Do Work by Steven Pressfield
- June 2020: A Curious Mind: The Key to a Good Life by Brian Grazer
- June 2020: Ignone Everybody by Hugh Macleod
- June 2020: Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige Hill
- June 2020: Big Meadows and Lake Almanor by Marilyn Morris Quadrio
- June 2020: Zen to Done by Leo Babauta
- July 2020: The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet’s Rise by David Kushner
- July 2020: Work Like da Vinci: Gaining the Creative Advantage in Your Business and Career by Michael J. GelbLink
- July 2020: Little Known Tales in Nevada History By Alton Pryor
- July 2020: Will You Love Me?: The story of my adopted daughter Lucy By Cathy Glass
- August 2020: The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross
- August 2020: It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
- August 2020: Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection by Brian Grazer
- August 2020: A Harvest of Change by Nabil N. Jamal
- August 2020: Optimism and Trust – Handbook to survive and thrive through COVID-19 and beyond! by Robert Cornish
- September 2020: Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow By Steve Lehto and Jay Leno
- September 2020: Real Happiness By Sharon Salzberg
- October 2020: Think and Grow Rick by Napoleon Hill (Annual Re-Read)
- October 2020: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer
- November 2020: What You Do Is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz
- December 2020: Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
- December 2020: The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
- December 2020: Million Dollar Launch By Alan Weiss
🚀 Professional Development
- Digital Platform Ecosystems
- Growth Enablement
- Digital Enabled Communities
🛠️ Personal Development
- Increasing the spirituality of gratitude, appreciation, and presentness into my life.
- Growing my passion for photography with light painting, timelapses, and strobes/lighting.
- Improving my dedication to riding bikes for fun and cycling adventure tours
👨👩👦 Family
- Having fun with family and weekend adventures
- Embracing memories and adventures
- Playing with an audio mixer and recording Carson’s music
Inspired by Derek Siver’s ‘now page’ and the NowNowNow Project.