ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to express my gratitude to Ryan Pazdur and Andrew Rogers for believing in this project and shepherding it to completion. My best friend and wife, Nancy, and my assistant, Erica Brandt, provided honest feedback and initial editing that made a huge difference in the end product. Finally, to Paul Savona, Charlie Bradshaw, Chris Brown, Mike Yearley, and the North Coast board, thank you for trying lots of crazy ideas so that we could figure out the few that would change paradigms and take us and others toward our God-given goals.