CEO & Partner, Parisian Family Office. Began Wall Street career in 1982. Founded investment firm, Native American Advisors, 1995. White Earth Chippewa, Tribal Member. Raised on reservations. Conservative. NYSE/FINRA arbitrator. Pureblood, clot-shot free. In a world elevated on a tech-driven dopamine binge, he trades from Ghost Ranch on the Yellowstone River in MT, TN farm, Pamelot or CASA TULE', their winter camp in Los Cabos, Mexico. Always been, and will always be, an optimist.

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

The 80's

Be honest.   Admit it.

The 1980s should be a tourist destination.


Timing is everything.  When I left Minnesota for San Diego in 1979 the temperature was about 30 degrees below zero. It was a long drive.  Saying goodbye to my grandparents' was a tough one.  Shed tears from Hancock, MN to Sioux Falls, SD!  Non-stop.

In 1984, one of the people who helped me get to the Drexel Burnham Lambert office in LaJolla, California was Cynthia Ekberg Tsai.  With an ocean view, migrating whales, and plenty of beauty it was a superb location to work and play. 

She made the call to get me an interview.  

Forever grateful.  Thank you, Cynthia.

I believed that I could, so I did,  I had no handouts.  No rich parents.  No assistance.  No favors.

Straight ambition.  Straight hunger.  Straight hustle.



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