Reid Walley
Sacramento, CA
Top 1% winners, worldwide, 2013 Toastmasters International Speech Contest. Life coach for entrepreneurs and professionals. Lean Startup advocate.
Grandma, Dr. Pearl M. Sampson, introduced me to Astronomy and the Griffith Observatory when I was 8.
Bruce Lee became my hero when I was 13.
Cameo made me dance when I was 16.
The Broadway Academy of Performing Arts in Carmichael, CA, hired me to teach popping and break dancing when I was 20.
At thirty-one, after reading Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, I started building a real relationship with my Dad; and apologized to my ex-wife for being an asshole during our divorce.
I became a huge fan of Gary Vaynerchuk's wisdom, bravado and speaking style when I was 46.
Eric Ries forever expanded my mind when I turned 49, with his book The Lean Startup. This book would have saved my ass and my Angel-investor's cash!