Years in Tulsa Youth Symphony:

Instrument:

French Horn

Hanging around in the back with the Horns, and playing the theme from "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves". Favorite Memory from TYS:

Describe a day to day in your life as an ice cream company owner: Determine the amount and flavors of ice cream to produce, go to the kitchen and make the ice cream using local ingredients when possible, look at budgets and reports and make action plans to move metrics, brainstorm on creative partnerships and events, work the ice cream stand and/or any events, fulfill delivery/pick-up orders, make people happy with delicious ice cream.
What are your goals for your job over the next year?: To continue to explore ways to connect to the community, hire a part-time employee, educate others in the food industry on the benefits of using environmentally sustainable practices/packaging, continue to make the best ice cream possible, and just generally be awesome.
How do you use music in your everyday life?: Some days, I use it to supplement the mood I'm in - others, I use it to alter my mood. More often than not, I use it as a motivator. From rap to orchestral works, to indie rock and jazz - nothing is off limits, really. John Williams is my favorite composer (those Horn lines!), and Shotakovich's "Festive Overture" will really get me hyped up.