I started in publishing in Boston. I was fortunate to work at UltraSport Magazine. A magazine I redesigned to focus on Sports, Fashion and Nutrition. It attracted some of the best photographers, illustrators and models. Below has actress Tea Leoni on the cover and a photo essay on Lifeguards by Bruce Weber.

I’ve taken on projects on top of my regular job to have fun and be creative. That was the case with STUFF Magazine. As a freelance Art Director for this non-profit magazine I was able to introduce young designers, writers, photographers and illustrators to the publishing world. (and the Publisher always had great tickets to events)

Everyone wants to write a book, RIGHT? Maybe, but the next great American Novel wasn't in the cards. This was. You should write what you know. All I knew was raising 4 children was a story in itself. They never eat what you wanted or when you wanted and that's what I wrote about. Somewhere in the Google Universe my wife Stacy and I are listed as an authors. Go figure.

I was hired to take an extreme sporting magazine and redesign it to incorporate sports, fashion and nutrition with an edgy creative approach. RESULT: After the redesign the magazine grew from 250,000 readers to 600,000 in one year.

Everything is funny when you get to work with Comedy Icons like Louie Anderson, Bill Maher, Emo Phillips, Jerry Seinfeld and Judy Tenuta. This was a while ago but I still love it. The memory of what Judy wanted to do with a hockey stick still haunts me today. Her copy was significantly edited for the faint of heart.