IPOTW: Al Tepper

Name:
Al Tepper
Hometown:
London
What is your occupation?
Head of Marketing for NaturalCollection.com
What professional accomplishment are you most proud of?
Launching ooffoo.com
What academic accomplishment are you most proud of?
My 1998 MPhil dissertation: Go forth & inform: the role of the publisher in the post-information age
What personal accomplishment are you most proud of?
Becoming a dad
What is your favorite word?
Namaste
What is your least favorite word?
Hate
What would you choose as your “last meal”?
Lentil Dhal, Mushroom Risotto, Cookie Dough ice cream, Ginger Beer
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
Food!
Describe your favorite pair of shoes.
Airwalks
When do you feel happiest?
Hearing my son howl with laughter when I tickle him.
Name one book that changed your perception of the world.
Tying Rocks to Clouds by William Elliott
If they made a movie of your life, which actor/actress would play you?
Danny Devito
What are five things you’d like to do before you die?
Be healthy, Watch my son get old and have a family, See India from the back of an elephant, See Gaia from space & Know the truth about intelligent life elsewhere
The world would be a better place if…
humanity grew up
What is your opinion of Oprah?
Incredible human being with immense power and a humble sense of responsibility for that power
Do you dance?
Not as well or as much as I probably should…
What is one product that you think lives up to its claims?
my iphone
What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
The Highlands of Scotland
What is the most interesting thing about you?
I did a polar bear dip on 01/01/2000 on Inverness beach, off the western coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Do you ski?
Yes but prefer to board although its been a long time.
Describe yourself in five words.
Enthusiastic. Empathic. Fair. Witty. Peaceful.

Danny Devito!
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Who knew I could be so darn interesting
Hey Lore, yeah…I could be his long lost son…seriously!
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