I recently met with my first Ambassador, Tomoko Okazaki. She is a Japanese born surfer standing 5 feet tall, very tanned with a big smile. During the last few months, we have been emailing back and forth about how we were going to arrange our first meeting. Deciding on a meeting place wasn’t easy when the location is determined by the wind and surf that day as well as and what side of the island would be best for surf at that moment. The meeting was finally arranged on the west side of the … [Read more...]
My first “One Percent for the Planet meeting”
Recently, I attended my first “One Percent for the Planet” meeting since I became a member. It was exciting because it was held at Patagonia’s corporate office along with owner and co-founder of “One Percent for the Planet”, Yvon Chouinard. The meeting was arranged as a “One Percent for the Planet” Southern California network gathering. Before the meeting started, we mingled to get to know each other while enjoying some great food. I was able to talk to Yvon Chouinard about my new product, … [Read more...]