The National Business Development manager for FCP Services discusses his love of early morning workouts, photography and taking a safari in the Masai Mara in Kenya.

What’s the most cherished item in your office?

Canon R5 camera and Canon lenses.

What’s your favorite time to get things done?

Really depends on the day and what the plans are for that day. It might be anytime during the day. Usually it is 8 a.m. to noon.

What’s the soundtrack that plays in the background of your office?

Sorry, but I find music, news and radio all distracting.

Name the band you cannot take off your playlist.

Jamestown Revival, Florence + The Machine, Kid Rock, Jason Isbell, Iris DeMent.

What does a typical workday look like?

I usually get up between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. to work out. Cardio, free weights, kettle bells. I spend my days either on appointments on Teams or traveling to meet face-to-face with customers, traveling to project sites, reaching out to new customers or new people at existing clients, and setting up new clients.

What’s the craziest thing that has ever happened to you on a job site?

One early morning during an overnight remodel at an inner city store we were breaking down racking that had been up for years. It was dusty and dirty. The racking was heavy. The team in that aisle was a bunch of big, beefy men ripping the displays and racking apart. Kind of guys you want on your side when things go bad. Really tough guys.

Someone pulled the bottom shelf off one bay. Instantly, those men dropped their tools and all ran away screaming and yelling in high voices. Behind them bouncing along were a couple of large possums that had moved in under that racking and jumped out of their nest when the display was removed.

Everyone thought they were giant city rats chasing those guys right out the side door of the building.

What are you binge watching right now?

“Clarkson’s Farm” and “Mindhunter.”

What’s the coolest thing you have done recently?

Snorkel with manta rays in Fiji. Safari in the Masai Mara in Kenya.

What has this experience taught you?

That I should have started traveling to Africa when I was young and gone back year after year.

Favorite comfort food?

Ice cream

Best advice you ever received?

Listen. Listen by paying attention and not interrupting. Entire books and chapters of books are written about listening in meetings and personal life instead of talking.

Biggest influence in your life?

Immediate family: my wife, daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law.

What trait do you most admire?

Those folks that do what they say they will do, and communicate progress, good news or bad news.

What advice would you give your younger self?

Treat others better. Laugh more. Start getting in good physical shape earlier. Spend more time with family knowing that the project and job will still be there if you miss a meeting.