Our People

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A: NBA player.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: My wife, Maren. She's been my rock through a lot of ups and downs.

Q: If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
A: Dachshund because they make people laugh but they rule the roost and don't care that they are small.

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A: I legitimately wanted to be an astronaut for a period of time, but then I later switched to a veterinarian.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: New Zealand. I used to live there while writing for a travel website.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: Ireland! I’ve always wanted to go back to my Irish roots.

Q: We know it's hard to choose, but what would you say is your favorite book?
A: Definitely Gone with the Wind, because it is all about will to live despite everything.

Q: How do you get inspired? Is there a place you go, a person you speak with, or an activity you do?
A: I get inspired in various ways for different outcomes. Often, I talk to my sisters or closest friends, sometimes it’s taking a scenic drive, reading a book or watching a movie based on true life. A good workout always inspires me too.

Q: What is your personal mantra? What are words that you live by?
A: The world can be amazing when you're slightly strange.

Q: What hobbies or interests do you have? A: Mostly photography, but I'm also a serial crafter. Most recently with my vinyl cutter, a Silhouette (like a Cricut but better).

Q: What is your passion project? What hobby (hobbies) do you pursue in your spare time?
A: Racing and Volkswagens/Porsches. Currently Restoring a 1970 VW Beetle.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: Gratitude. It completely changes my perspective on life!

Q: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time?
A: Fitness, home improvement, sewing children's clothes, hand lettering.

Q: What advice has a mentor given you that you continue use?
A: Everyone will give you an opinion, but do what's right for you.

Q: What is your passion project? A: I love decorating my home and working on house projects in my spare time!

Q: What is your passion project?
A: Gardening is everything! There is something magical about being one with nature in the garden.

Q: What are words that you live by?
A: Decide what to be and go be it.

Q: What is your passion project?
A: Raising awareness for kidney disease and advocating for patients is an ongoing passion project that I hold close.

Q: What is your hidden talent? A: I'm actually a really good dancer!

I live by 'Don’t try to be original; just try to be good' by Paul Rand.

Q: Tell us a little more about yourself. A: I used to live in Kenya.

I am inspired by my coworkers—their creativity and dedication blows my mind.

When I’m not at work, I like to think about all the paintings I should be making.

Q: What is your favorite book? Why?
A: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. It is the gold standard for mystery books.

Q: What advice has a mentor given you that you continue use?
A: When you think you're finished with a project, always take a break from it and come back with fresh eyes. You might be inspired just a little bit more.

I’m always trying to edit the world: That copy should be a little tighter, that menu item is misspelled, did anyone fact-check this movie, etc.

Q: What advice has a mentor given you that you continue use?
A: The day you stop learning is the day you die.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: I'd go to the great mountain ranges to experience their natural beauty.

Q: What hobbies or interests do you have?
A: I grew up playing sports: lacrosse, hockey, soccer and golf. I also snowboard, surf and wakeboard when I have the chance.

I always try to remember that there usually isn’t a right or wrong decision, and ask myself, 'What’s the worst that could happen?'.

Conceived by genius, achieved by dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith.
–Wright Brothers Memorial

I love working at Pace because there are so many talented people who are passionate about what they do.

I get inspired by being given a deadline.

Q: What is something you can't live without?
A: Dreams.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: One thing I can’t live without is humor. (Just kidding.)

Q: What is your favorite book? Why?
A: I love Little Women by Louisa May Alcott because it teaches the reader to find joy in the simple things of life.

I can’t live without TV. I’m a total couch potato and reality TV junkie.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: 1993.

Q: What is your hidden talent? A: I'm fairly good at reading reptile body language. I'm trying to learn parrot body language now.

Q: What is your passion project?
A: Painting and creating children's books.

If I could go anywhere in the world, I’d build a travel itinerary based on my Ancestory.com DNA results.

Q: What inspires you? A: Being out on the water, especially on a warm, sunlit day and fish are biting.

Q: What is your personal mantra? A: If you can't be yourself, you're nobody.

Q: Tell us a little more about yourself!
A: My favorite place to visit is Las Vegas.

Q: What is your hidden talent?
A: I (lowkey) can rap. I used to make educational raps for school projects.

Q: If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
A: Maybe a cat to see what it's like to have 9 lives.

My grandfather, carrying his VHS camcorder, always fascinated me and when he let me try it, I was hooked.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: I can’t live without exercise. It just feels so good!

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A: I wanted to be a deep-sea diver or a firefighter.

Q: We know it's hard to choose, but what would you say is your favorite book?
A: The Elements of Typographic Style

Q: What is your hidden talent? A: I make really bomb chewy brownies.

Q: What is your personal mantra? What are words that you live by?
A: "Dare to be different" and "blend the rules."

Q: What is your personal mantra?
A: For every seller there's a buyer.

Q: What hobbies or interests do you have? A: For a long time, I have collected old magazines, maps, newspapers, flyers, posters and takeout menus—really anything with words and/or images on paper.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: A giant bowl of ice cream solves any mystery.

Q: How do you get inspired?
A: Focus on an interesting object or concept. Let your mind wander and follow the tangents to something meaningful.

Q: What is your personal mantra?
A: When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A: I wanted to take photos for National Geographic.

Great design inspires me. I crave it. I love it.

Q: What are words that you live by?
A: Words matter.

Q: How do you get inspired? A: I find a quiet place to relax, clear my head and—quite often—pray.

Q: How do you get inspired? Is there a place you go, a person you speak with, or an activity you do?
A: My best ideas happen while I’m running. The process begins with my worst idea, which is to go for a run.

Q: What is your personal mantra? What are words that you live by?
A: “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin

Q: What is your hidden talent?
A: Strategizing at Yahtzee.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: The fantastical in any form, it is my escapism from ordinary life.

I love living in a world with fireflies, french roast coffee, my 6-minute commute, lily-of-the-valley perfume and dogs.

Q: Tell us a little more about yourself! A: Food is my language. I'm always trying and exploring new methods of preparing a fun ingredient or working on my dinner-party skills.

Q: What hobbies do you pursue in your spare time?
A: I've always been an avid golfer, but with three kids, most of my time now is as a dad, coach and fan for their baseball teams!

Q: How do you get inspired? Is there a place you go, a person you speak with, or an activity you do?
A: Inspiration usually surprises me out of the blue. It can help to find a quiet place outside away from distractions and just let my mind wander.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: Anywhere my kids are, I want to be where they are.

Q: What's your favorite book? A: A History of the World in 6 Glasses. It's a fascinating tale of how beer, wine, coffee, tea, spirits and carbonated water have shaped the world as we know it.

Good design looks effortless. If your audience can see the hard work, you’re not done.

Q: What is your personal mantra? A: Get outside, seek adventure, and find your breath.

Q: What is your favorite book?
A: This one is so hard. There are so many good ones, and they are relevant for different reasons at different points in your life. But the writers who always inspire me are Edwidge Danticat, Michael Ondaatje, Chang-rae Lee, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen...

Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then always be Batman.

Q: What is your personal mantra? A: Zerstörung durch Fortschritte der Technologie (Destruction by advances in technology).

There is no creative problem that cannot be solved, only creative solutions waiting to be discovered.

Q: What is something you can't live without?
A: I can't live without my camera and a cup of coffee.

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
A: I wanted to work for the NFL, preferably as a linebacker.

Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.

Q: If you could be any animal, what would you be?
A: I definitely like being human, but I'd be very interested in exploring the bottom of the ocean as some kind of pressure-proof marine creature.

Q: What hobbies or interests do you have?
A: I love to find new restaurants and trying them out any chance I get!

I can’t live without TV. I’m a total couch potato and reality TV junkie.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: Way up North to reach for the Milky Way and the aurora borealis.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: My two dogs! They are my daily entertainment and are as attached to each other as they are to me.

Q: What hobbies do you pursue in your spare time?
A: I love to cook and bake for family and friends. Cooking is my love language.

Q: We know it's hard to choose, but what would you say is your favorite book?
A: Definitely Gone with the Wind, because it is all about will to live despite everything.

Q: What is something you can't live without? A: My family is my life.

Q: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time? A: Thrifting, drawing and trying out TikTok recipes.

Q: What advice has a mentor given you that you continue use?
A: Service to others is healing and so very rewarding.

Q: What is your personal mantra?
A: Get off my lawn!

Q: What is your personal mantra? What are words that you live by?
A: Work smarter, not harder.

Q: What are some words you live by?
A: Love is what remains when everything else is gone.

Q: What is your personal mantra? What are words that you live by?
A: "Dare to be different" and "blend the rules."

Q: What is something you can't live without?
A: My favorite people. Life is more fun when we are together.

Q: What is something you can't live without?
A: Love.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to experience what it is like to be the only person for tens or hundreds of miles. It would be like stepping out of our modern world.

Q: We know it's hard to choose, but what would you say is your favorite book?
A: A romance novel by Janet Chapman. I loved the opening hook! "The hero stared down the scope of his rifle at the woman who left him." I didn't know if he was the bad guy or the hero at first.

Q: What advice has a mentor given you that you continue use?
A: When you look in the mirror, make sure you are happy with who you see.

Q: What is your hidden talent?
A: Whatever it is, it's outta sight!

Q: What is your favorite book? Why?
A: Bible—guide, refuge and peace.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: My son. Participating in someone's life from the moment they take their first breath is awesome!

There is no creative problem that cannot be solved, only creative solutions waiting to be discovered.

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: Mail carrier like my father.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: A Bible. When we get busy in the day-to-day and forget what really matters, reading the Bible helps to recenter me, recharge me, and remind me that everything is in God's hands, so there's no need for me to worry and stress.

I always try to remember that there usually isn’t a right or wrong decision, and ask myself, 'What’s the worst that could happen?'.

Q: The Hobbit or Harry Potter?
A: The Hobbit is good. The Lord of the Rings is better.

Q: What hobbies do you pursue in your spare time?
A: Gaming, intramural sports, gym.

Q: What is your favorite book? Why?
A: The Last Unicorn. It has the right combination of innocence, fantasy and passion for life!

Q: What is your personal mantra?
A: Get off my lawn!

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: My Australian Shepherd Riker. He’s statistically the cutest dog who has ever lived.

Q: What is something you can't live without?
A: Love.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
A: I want to stay in a glass igloo and see the northern lights.

Q: What is your hidden talent?
A: If I told you, it wouldn’t be hidden, would it?

Q: What is your hidden talent?
A: I can beatbox with a drink and a straw.

Q: What is your hidden talent?
A: Strategizing at Yahtzee.

Good design looks effortless. If your audience can see the hard work, you’re not done.

Q: What is something you can't live without? Why?
A: My son. Participating in someone's life from the moment they take their first breath is awesome!