Sometimes people ask about my early days, especially at Apple (1981-1990). Here’s a glimpse at a few adventures.
Christmas & all the excitement (age 7). San José, CA... pre-Silicon Valley
The fam, circa 1965; San José, CA. That's me in the braids, back row.
College years. Maybe 1979, proto-Flashdance. San Diego, CA
Early Apple. We got these "new" badges (with high tech bar codes!) in 1985
My Apple biz card. 1981. Between the engineers and editors I learned tons
Pic of Steve (w/Mike Markkula & two folks I don't know); 1982
Dinner with local Apple representatives in Venezuela, 1982
My greatest adventures have been with these three. December, 1995
With my Kenyan fam at Lewa Children's Home, Eldoret, Kenya, January, 2003
Wandering the Monte Alban pyramid complex, Oaxaca, Mexico. 2005, I think. Amazing place
Visiting with rural entrepreneurs near Kakamega Forest, Kenya, 2008
With small business owners in Tanzania, January 2008
I sparked the first BarCamp Africa gathering, sponsored by Google, in 2008
Training with the masters' crew, 2009, Redwood Shores, CA
Tech Inclusion Conference. A great gathering; I think 2015
Early DEI Panel, San Francisco, I think 2015
INK Talk on creativity and innovation, Mumbai, India, 2016
Amazing moment: darling little girl & many Aunties. Chikamagalur, India, 2016
With Daniel Kottke at Dent 2016, discussing Steve Jobs early years
2016, visiting Bandley Drive with John Sculley and his wife. Like old times
Author's shot at a friend's home for The Happiness Hack, 2017
The Happiness Hack (a brain-aware guide to mental wellness) launch, 2017
What a thing to share The Happiness Hack on the Today Show, 2017
Book tour allowed me to visit places I'd never been before. Here, Lincoln, NE
Interviewing an award-winning architect at SF Jazz, 2017. A conversation to remember
Book promo shots, 2020. UC Berkeley campus: a perfect setting
Neuroscience workshop at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastary, 2018
Celebrating artist Jodie Herrera's amazing Albuquerque, NM mural, 2021
Fantastic archeological hike in an outdoor museum, Los Alamos, NM 2021
With my friend Roz in Graz, Austria, speaking "back in person;" 15 Seconds Festival, 2022
Snowfall in New Mexico, 2022. Of anyplace I've ever been it's here that feels like home
Fake paparazzi, fake red carpet, real good time. At a speaking gig, 2022.
With artist / metal fabricator Rose B. Simpson, Santa Fe, 2022
Coaching: always a source of deep satisfaction. 2023
Workshop on the Neuroscience of Creativity and Innovation, Houston, 2023
And now... getting ready to launch the Finding Your Mind Podcast, 2023