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Passionate collector.
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“Leaders lead when they connect with their tribes ... and when they help the tribe connect to itself.”
- Seth Godin
I feel so fortunate to have found a hobby that does so much to improve my quality of life, as well as the quality of life of others.
It's really great that I can use my strong background in technology to bring our 'float tribe' closer together and strengthen our already thriving community.
Social media has given us an effortless way to connect with each other. The internet has also given us the ability to document, exhibit, and do research on glass floats.
Saving rare antiques and preserving their history for future generations has become a passion of mine. For some kinds of floats there may be only few left; sometimes there's only one. I think saving rare floats and documenting their stories is an important legacy for us to leave behind.
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Glass Float Community
Created social media's most active float community.
Glass Float Museum
Designed and built a virtual museum for glass floats.
Glass Float Collecting
Float collecting opens up a whole new world to people.
Glass Float Community
I started a Facebook group called 'Glass Fishing Floats'. It has become the most active float group on social media.
It's a great place for collectors to share their passion for glass fishing floats.
Over the years, I've learned that float collectors are a special breed. I like to say, "Float friends are the best!"
It's a great place for collectors to share their passion for glass fishing floats.
Over the years, I've learned that float collectors are a special breed. I like to say, "Float friends are the best!"
Glass Float Museum
I designed and built a virtual museum for glass fishing floats called: InspiredCollectors.com.
I created this web platform to be a crowd-sourcing tool so people could share photos and information about their floats.
It has detailed information and appraisals on 1,000+ different floats from around the world.
I created this web platform to be a crowd-sourcing tool so people could share photos and information about their floats.
It has detailed information and appraisals on 1,000+ different floats from around the world.
Glass Float Collecting
Float collecting has changed my life.
I love collecting floats ... but I've found that I enjoy the friendships I've made through float collecting even more.
I think the passion, competitiveness, and comaraderie between collectors is pretty special. Working together to achieve our shared goals has turned us into a very strong and thriving community.
Photo: 'Black Pumpkins' are a unicorn floats. I've been told that this particular float is one of the finest black pumpkins ever found.
I love collecting floats ... but I've found that I enjoy the friendships I've made through float collecting even more.
I think the passion, competitiveness, and comaraderie between collectors is pretty special. Working together to achieve our shared goals has turned us into a very strong and thriving community.
Photo: 'Black Pumpkins' are a unicorn floats. I've been told that this particular float is one of the finest black pumpkins ever found.
