about
Todd’s insatiable curiosity leads him to disentangle enigmatic global themes through clever exposition and adventure. Words and images accompany amiable conversation to lend insight to the avoided, nuanced, and otherwise overlooked. A breadth of experiences - both thematic and geographic - make him a keen strategic communicator who is evermore resilient and relatable, capably navigating even intricate and technical topics beyond his formal training.
Raised in the forested confines near Lake Tahoe, he settled for a serene life of scenic hikes, competitive swimming, and picture atlases before relocating to study at The University of Texas. There he continued to postpone reality by pretending to be a musician at countless university athletic events while studying engineering - a practical degree - with emphases in economics and public affairs which would lead to a steady career, future, and life…and not a financial crisis.
But in 2011, he took whatever he could get: he regurgitated professional jargon from a 1960s office basement, climbed a few hundred wind turbines, and frequently slept on friends’ floors before moving to New Zealand with an overweight backpack and a refined life of packing kiwifruit and pulling beer taps still without a bed. With a débrouillard’s opportunistic eye, he has since translated for tours in the Amazon, worked for winemakers and coffee farmers, and accidentally become an English teacher in the mountains of Mexico. In a world predicated by the digital and financial, he sought another path forged through a disarming style leading to chance encounters and invitations from strangers on every continent.
To be a vagabond is liberating and provocative; an absurd yet powerful way to live that hopefully inspires growth in others near and far through modest global meanders and the stories embedded within.