"Like most that enjoy hunting and fishing, I grew up in the outdoors, on a 2000-acre cattle ranch in Oklahoma, where I chased squirrels and rabbits with my mighty hunting Dachshund (Tinker Bell, don’t let the name fool you, she was a killer!) I also had access to 19 ponds on our ranch and was spoiled with some of the best fishing in Oklahoma!
I didn’t start my outdoor career until late 2003 when I purchased a franchise from a company that booked hunting and fishing destinations to preapproved outfitters. This was supposed to be a side gig to help support my outdoor habit but God, Fate, or whatever you want to call it had other plans for me.
In October of 2005 a Jeep going 70 mph, crashed through my house and ran over me while I was standing in my kitchen! (yep you read that right). I now work in an industry I love because of it. Due to my injuries, numerous surgeries and extended time off from work, I lost my job as a National Sales Manager for a Fortune 500 Company out of Chicago, it was a blessing disguised as a fast-moving Jeep.
My wife, Deborah and I decided to jump in with both feet and run our franchise full time. We built an incredible business and stayed with the Franchise model until 2012 when we partnered with the NRA, creating their NRA Outdoors program. We were blessed to run the program until February of 2018 when we once again branched out on our own to create Outdoor Solutions.
I never dreamed that my “side gig” would grow into the company it is today, partnering with some of the industry’s most well-known manufacturers.
I am truly blessed to work side by side with my wife of 20-plus years and more recently our son, Eddie, has started working full-time for Outdoor Solutions.
With fromfieldtotable.com and our events, we hope to show hunters and non-hunters alike the advantages of sourcing and processing their own wild game."