THE 4.1.1:
Im a native Texan who moved to Seattle, Washington in 2002 and never looked back. As the oldest of four children and son of a preacher, you could say I had it all going for me, or, that my odds were bad from the outset. Either way, life has continued to reward me for some past good deed I cannot recall. My formative years were spent in San Antonio, Texas, to which I am forever grateful for the life experiences. I still have close family and dear friends in SA and I enjoy my occasional visits there. I also spent time in Houston, Lubbock, College Station, and Austin; look up Texas Road Whore, yep, thats me. In 2002 I left Texas for Seattle with little more than a dream and a small savings account. Seattles quick pace, tolerant attitude, eternal entrepreneurship, and love affair with technology struck a chord in me. Finally, a place that echoed my soul vibe and presented a business game I could be passionate about. In my years here in Seattle, Ive met the love of my life, married her, and have a wonderful girl as our firstborn. These life experiences have contributed to make me who I am today.
Beyond that, Im passionate about internet marketing, and have found through my career in radio that I enjoy marketing in general. Im continually inspired by the opportunities the internet/technology world presents for my generation. Sports though is my secret mistress, shh, don't tell my wife (although I think she is onto me). Todays sports scene is a shadow of the sports heroes I idolized as a child, but still I watch, root, cry, and cheer! Getting out and participating in sports now are the only thing better than finding the time to watch. Politics have been an interest since I was a youth, along with traveling, debating life for lifes sake, and entrepreneurial business adventures. The research I wish I had more time to do right now would revolve around how to capitalize on the current economy, where to buy real estate in South America, micro-finance opportunities, and how to be a better citizen of Mother Earth. In ten years I hope to be able to pick the opportunities I call work, have the flexibility to take my family where I want, when I want, and still enjoy time with the incredible community of friends I continue to meet.
My approach to life is to keep a smile on my face, and focus on the good: honesty is always the best policy, never give up, visualize your future, write down your goals, be good at seeing other peoples perspectives, hold yourself accountable, remain loyal as the day is long, never burn a bridge (unless you never need to pass that way again), be quick to say Im sorry, call things as you see it, take chances, live life to its fullest, and above all else, BE REAL. Life + Positivity = Ubertunity
Name: Josh Dirks
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Living In: Seattle, WA
Profession: Internet Marketing
Mobile phone technology that I purchased in the summer of 2008.
Internet + Radio + Event marketing campaign that I worked on. This campaign propelled the client to the #1 Subaru dealership in American in just 12 months.
Social networking site that I created for extreme sports fans of the NW.
Marketing campaign that I created on behalf of Taco Time which utilized BlahgNow's technology.
Radio promotional campaign that harnessed the power of BlahgNow to raise a car for charity.
The websites I work on currently for Entercom.
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