Oh hey. It's me, Jordan. I've got a story I've been meaning to tell. And maybe it's yours too. About how we make it. Where we go from here.
Things need fixing 🫤
Shhh… do you hear that? There's a grinding against the grain and the far too frequent bang. You can feel it. Deep in your soul. We're out of alignment. It could be working so much better. There's something wrong, but we've got all the parts to make it right. Just needs love.
It's time to get it together.
Design/Build
is how I do
There's a sweet spot between the two. A dialed in design brings us together with clear vision and purpose. It's about putting a deadline on a dream, and charting our course from A to B. B's for the Build that gets us there. Let's break it down step by step. Keep it simple. We don't need to be too perfect or precious about it to start.
Like this ergonic'ish desk I'm working at, or this semi-functional website projecting my pixels at your eyeballs. It's a foundation to build on.
Professionally
I do it with websites and small businesses, but I've worked with homes, hamburgers, bicycles, electronics, consenting adults… I'm good at breaking things apart and putting them back together better than before. Like a tech savy MacGyver with a few shakes of Willy Wonka (OG Wilder), I rummage through my fanny pack full of tools to solve hairy problems while punching up the positive impact of the world wide web.
But really, it's about telling better stories.
First to ourselves. And then each other. The ones that impact us most are often the ones we don't even realize we're telling. We're just living it. For better or worse. Maybe we're even stuck in someone else's. You know those stories we're always being told. The dangling shackles of shoulds with suffocating shadows and the scent of stale carpets. Filled with the flatulance of can'ts and don't even bothers.
Nah.
It's time we author our own. Authentic, raw, real. Let's laugh, learn, and help each other heal.
Let's make shit. Let's break shit. Let's lean in together on those wild dreams and ideas. Catch each other's sparks and help light some kind of flame to illuminate the fundamental pieces in front of us.
We can put it together better. For ourselves and our communities. Reach those who need it most.
For me it starts here.
dieZ
(rhymes w/ beets)
I've been smashing things apart and putting them back together since I was a kid. After some globe trotting for an engineering degree, I came home to help my dad pass while working at a disruptive bike startup. Then I moved up the road to Vermont, grew a gnarly beard, and spent a few blissful years at an architectural design/build school slinging huevos and hot meat sandwiches on the side. It was there that I developed a lens for the big picture, and came to see that I'm at my best when I bring all my seemingly disparate skills together.
That we are at our collective best when we know how to come together, and collaborate.
In 2010, freshly educated and inspired, I called up my best friend and we founded an education based tech startup. It was an incredible ride. Then I got bus punched. And fell in love. Nomadic romance ensued. Along with some heavy depression and solid introspection. I decided to let go and follow my heart. I found some flow. Turned upside down and spun around I came out the other end a new dad in an old home that reminds me so much of my own growing up. My six year old self would tell you somehow all my dreams came true.
So
papaRico
here's to you
I'm so grateful for ∞.
It's hard to know how to express.
But at papaRico I'll do my best.
Meandering thoughts, blurry images, I'll do my damndest to capture this dream/design/build journey I'm on. The trials and tribulations as I grow my daddyBiz.
Because it's equal parts and the dad comes first.
I like to play outside. 🛹🥏🏝️🩳🥥🏀🌤️🌳🏃➡️🚲🏔️🌲🧊💦🏂
I'm usually in bed by 9.
If any of this rings true, hit me up and let's see what we can do.
(Currently open for some consulting and light design work)
Folks have been asking about my old blogs. Warms my heart. Rest assured there'll be all that and more.
Stay tuned.