A Chicago native, Brian has lived in the United States and the Caribbean while traveling as much as possible throughout the world. An accomplished racing and ocean sailor, overlander, and general adventurer, Brian has accumulated over 45,000 nautical miles and well over 100,000 statute miles through his adventures and expeditions spanning from the deserts to the remote Arctic. His happy places are on the water, or in the mountains skiing, mountain biking, and fly fishing with his good friends and family. He has spent the last 27 years involved in the outdoor, mountain sports, automotive, and travel industries with magazines, newspapers, web, television, podcast, video, ad agencies, and storytelling.