"Success is 3% inspiration and 97% perspiration" - and you're looking at proof.

It took less than a minute to decide to ride across America for my 50th birthday. This was not only something personal, but a chance to demonstrate commitment and perseverance to my family and to my clients. Cycling requires very much the same skills as building a business. Matching up a personal passion to a great business marketing idea was the easy part.

Within moments the single Trans-America had grown to three consecutive rides; northern - 05, central - 06 and southern - 07. I imagined empowering people with my story of overcoming paralysis from a glacier fall and using the adventures and tactics of cycling to encourage small business owners, entrepreneurs, women-in-business and work-at-home-moms to not give up. Combining the rides with my life as an media, marketing and technology entrepreneur seemed a natural fit. After-all, technology has enabled me to work 24/7 from nearly anywhere.

The 2006 Trans-America Expedition from the Golden Gate to the White House is underway. You can watch the daily video journals by clicking the images on the right. To watch the 2005 documentary, click here or browse the '05 Gallery.

 

Participant Promo Click the media player for a three minute introduction on participating in a workshop, as a contestant, in an interview, as a rider, as a host, as a marketing partner or a sponsor.

The Purpose
of the expedition is to find America's hidden heroes - men and women with dreams and hopes of conquering their challenges as champions and over-comers. We're filming, writing and connecting each of those we meet with each other through MOMtrepreneurs and the National Entrepreneurs Contest. You can be a part of history. Help us find the people we can interview, ride with and support. Send a link to your friends. Tell them they can make a huge difference for a family and a community. Look through the route map and think of people to tell. Have them email us and we'll arrange the meeting, workshop or presentation.