Experience Matters

Early influences

Old Lyme High School, Old Lyme, CT, 1970 - 1974

Coach Jim Gardner, OLHS soccer coach, 1970 - 1973

National Coach of the Year, 1984

American Field Service, Cape Town, South Africa,1973

The Diocesan College, Rondebosch, South Africa, 1973

College years

Connecticut College, 1974

Franklin & Marshall College, 1975-1978

A.B. English Literature and Creative Writing

Early career (others' vision of my life)

Public relations professional

Wall Street, Madison Avenue, and L.A., 1978 - 1985

The Great Exploration (finding self)

Cross-country epic motorcycle journey, summer 1985

Hitchhike through Europe, summer 1986

Kick Butt Tour - 4,000-mile cross-country bicycle odyssey, summer 1987

New York City bicycle messenger, 1987

AdventureWorks Mountain Bike Guide Service (founder, lead guide)

Boulder and Winter Park, CO, 1987-1990

Coyote Film Group (co-founder with Todd Robinson)

L.A., 1990 - 1993

Producer, Angel Fire award-winning short film, 1992 - 1993

Becoming an educator, coach, and mentor (purpose)

Special Education teacher, inner city

Los Angeles Unified School District, 1993 - 1994

Teacher, L.O.F.T. School, Marrowstone Island, WA, 1995 -1997

Founder/Co-director, Right-of-Way Youth Enrichment Programs and Project Drum

Port Townsend, WA, Seattle, and Boulder, CO, 1995 - 2006

Raising a family (fulfillment)

Older daughter born, 2003

Younger daughter born, 2008

Began abstract drawing career, 2011

Aspen Historical Society, Deputy Director, 2006 - 2012

Aspen Film, Executive Director, 2012 - 2013

Mexico Family Odyssey, 2013

Participated in two men's groups, 2007 - 2014, (founder) 2015 - 2016

A New Path, Addiction Recovery Coach, 2015 - 2016

Mosaic Mentoring Retreat with Michael Meade, 2016

Fox Institute for Creation Spirituality, Director of Marketing

Boulder, CO, 2016 - 2017

Crux Moments, Founder and Life Coach, 2016 - 2019

Life transitions through COVID (adaptation)

Divorced, 2021

Career shift to bus operator

Boulder Valley School District, 2020

Roaring Fork Transportation Authority

Aspen, CO, 2020 - present

Wrote debut novel, The Journeyman, June, 2019 - present

The Present

Healthy relationships

Self-published The Journeyman - July, 2026

Relaunched Crux Moments - August, 2026

A future with infinite possibilities

“We are the sum total of our experiences. Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”

--B.J. Neblett