LAZY DOG ADVENTURES, LLC
KEY WEST, FLORIDA

In 1997, after winning Executive of the Year for an international footwear company, I did, well, what most wouldn’t do, I quit! I decided instead of working for a living I wanted to life the life I wanted: to live on an island, open my own business and have a dog. I moved to Key West, started running a kayak company and rescued a border collie, Molly. Lazy Dog started in 1998 as a kayak company and tee shirt company. The logo for the company was inspired by Camillo, the original Lazy Dog. In 2007 we purchased paddle boards for “fun” so we could play but they were also available to rent. Two years later we had the largest fleet of paddleboards on the island. The Lazy Dog crew is a fun, adventurous, travel loving, water loving group of people. We are family, with a majority of the group being part of Lazy Dog for over 10 years. In fact we joke that we are each other’s longest relationship. Our company now offers kayak and paddle board tours and lessons as well as paddle board classes, clinics, lessons, PaddleFit and PaddleYoga. In 2012 I wrote a book, Millionaire in Flip Flops, based on the shift from the corporate world to living the life I want. Its about giving up the desire to make millions and live the life I wanted, living where I want, doing something I’m passionate about and having great friends to share it all with. Where there’s no difference between work and play. This is the Lazy Dog Life.