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A little about me...

Hi Gaians! My name is Craig, and I'm here to help Gaia become bigger, better and more fun. I introduced myself on the forums a while back, but I thought I'd share a little about myself here, for those of you who didn't see my post.

I grew up in Connecticut. My dad brought me to Japan for a week when I was thirteen years old, and I fell in love with the place. I found a high school that had an exchange program with a Japanese high school (this is the 1980s, and that was a pretty rare thing), moved to New Hampshire to go, and then spent my junior year living and going to school in Tokyo. Hands down, the best year of my whole life. I got to live with 3 different homestay families. I still remember reading manga in the back of my math class back in 1984! (No one in the US had even heard of manga or anime back then!)

Anyway, for the next 5 years I found every way possible to get back to Japan for free. I went back 5 times before college ended!

Then I tried to figure out what to do with my life. I almost became a journalist. I was an assistant teacher in a 2nd grade classroom- and almost became a teacher. Finally, the entrepreneurial spirit bit me and I jumped into a pretty small company that was growing fast. And I had awesome bosses and friends and the work was fun. And I found out that I was really passionate about business- if the company is making a cool product or service that offers real value to people.

Recently, I spent a year looking at over 200 start-ups trying to find something truly great. There are so many companies out there that are pretty good and will probably make good money. But they have no soul! They don't matter in people's lives.

And then I met Lanzer, Locke and the rest of the team and realized I'd found what I was looking for. Gaia's founders built their dream hangout. Their hearts are all about making something great for Gaians. Gaia's got that special magic that separates good from great.

In short: I want to help build a great company that I can tell my kids about. It sounds corny, but it's how I feel. I think I've found that at Gaia.

We have an amazing team- the most passionate, fun people to work with on the planet! But we've still got a lot of work ahead of us. I'm excited about all the great stuff we'll be doing in the years to come, and I'd like to thank all of Gaia's members for making this the greatest community on the web.

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Bunai Report | 12/19/2011 7:45 pm
Bunai
confused
You got a tan, dyed your hair blond, and put on a ball gown?
I'm so confused right now!!
F 0 0 t F 0 0 t Report | 09/08/2011 3:03 am
F 0 0 t F 0 0 t
This website really sucks now. It used to be more entertaining than facebook, myspace and /b/ combined, and now its just a bog of shallowness. The Gaia team is killing off the very thing that made this website attractive and special to outcast kids in the first place. YOU KILLED OUR COZY NEST!!! The thing that made me keep coming back for 4 whole years was the community. The combination between knowing many people in the forums, and the ease of posting new and interesting topics for them to read. We developed a culture and friendships that continue to this day (even though I no longer use this website much)This grew originally, and was not forced. During the golden years, we were striving for a kind of excellence and authenticity which was unsurpassed by other social networks. RIP
FightDAHPowah Report | 06/02/2011 12:57 am
FightDAHPowah
Did I hear the crying of LEGACY? thanks godness, everything looks better without you
Dafooda2 Report | 03/24/2011 6:19 pm
Dafooda2
HELP!!!!! MY ACC GOT BANNED Its name is Dafooda I don't know why i got banned but i bought money from Gaiahq.com BANNED THE NEXT FREAKING DAY
Oh Asobi Report | 03/24/2011 12:29 pm
Oh Asobi
Volunteer for the Japan releif or teach in Japan, you ca go there free XD;

IIwizardeigesII Report | 01/30/2011 6:49 pm
IIwizardeigesII
i wish you were still the CEO, gaia has taken a huge tumble down a hill since you left and the new guy doesnt know what he is doing in running gaia.

"HEY LETS TELL THE COMMUNITY IF THEY BUY THESE THINGS WE WILL GIVE FUNDS TO ZOMG,then he fires one of the last of 3 people working their butts off"
iiHateeYouuForeverr Report | 01/08/2011 6:14 pm
iiHateeYouuForeverr
I wish I could join the Gaia Company someday........
Copper IUD Report | 11/17/2010 11:20 am
Copper IUD
Hey- What school in New Hampshire did you go to, to find an exchange in Japan?
Just wondering, since I went to highschool in NH.
CHARlZARD Report | 11/14/2010 4:54 pm
CHARlZARD
As a member since '07, I've seen Gaia come up with many great ideas and pull off many splendid events under your watch. Magnificent job, and I am sorry to see you go. The next CEO has big shoes to fill, and I wish you great luck on your journeys.
It leaves me melancholic to see you go, and I am at a loss to think of what happens next. It's an open storybook. Let's write something up of our own...

Gaia will miss you as a whole; I'm sure of it. You've done great things, and worked hard to keep Gaia a place for people to be themselves, even when others don't want them to be. We are all very grateful for your service.

~MX'
One_thought Report | 10/24/2010 6:58 pm
One_thought
This saddens me...

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