{"id":8,"date":"2012-01-17T13:28:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T21:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bio.myersthoughts.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2015-11-19T12:44:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:44:11","slug":"mason-myers-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bio.masonmyers.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"one_half\">\n<h2>About Mason in 10 Seconds<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-262\" title=\"Mason Myers\" src=\"https:\/\/bio.masonmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mason-photo.png\" alt=\"Mason Myers\" width=\"127\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio.masonmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mason-photo.png 127w, https:\/\/bio.masonmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mason-photo-119x150.png 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Business owner\/manager and <a title=\"Greybull Stewardship Accredited Investors, Limited Partners | Financial Return On Investment\" href=\"http:\/\/greybullstewardship.com\/investor-partners\/\">investor<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; uniqueness, competitive advantage, and strong models interest me more than financial engineering.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy working with <a title=\"Greybull Stewardship Business Investment Fund | Business Financing, Funding Sources | Business Strategy\" href=\"http:\/\/greybullstewardship.com\" target=\"_blank\">business owners<\/a> and <strong><a title=\"Greybull Stewardship Small Business Investment Opportunities | Business Opportunity, Business Partner\" href=\"http:\/\/greybullstewardship.com\/greybull-investment-small-business\/\">unique businesses<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fan (and shameless copycat) of <strong>Berkshire Hathaway strategies and philosophies<\/strong> since my high school years in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/li>\n<li>Love to ski, bicycle,and hike.<\/li>\n<li>Rode my bicycle across the country in 1993.<\/li>\n<li>Love to travel and explore.<\/li>\n<li>Childhood near Yellowstone National Park, engaged in Teton National Park, married in Yosemite National Park. Spend nearly every weekend in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half last\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 35px; text-align: left;\">What Mason does<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2010-current:<\/strong> General Partner of <a title=\"Greybull Stewardship Business Investment Fund | Business Financing, Funding Sources | Business Strategy\" href=\"http:\/\/greybullstewardship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greybull Stewardship<\/a>. Remain co-owner of <a title=\"Massage School | School of Massage Therapy | Emeryville Los Angeles Petaluma Sacramento San Jose San Francisco Orange County California CA\" href=\"nhi.edu\" target=\"_blank\">NHI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003-2009:<\/strong> President (owner-manager) of the <a href=\"http:\/\/nhi.edu\">National Holistic Institute<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003:<\/strong> Bought NHI with partner after an independent study project at business school.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002:<\/strong> Used MBA student loan money to invest in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zipcar.com\/\">Zipcar<\/a>. Zipcar goes public in 2011.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2001-2002:<\/strong> MBA, Harvard Business School.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1997-2000:<\/strong> Student Advantage. Venture financing from Greylock, IPO, many acquisitions, stock price from $8 to $30, managed a portfolio of acquired companies (Executive Vice President of University Services and Operations), and stock price from $30 to $0.35.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1995-1997:<\/strong> Start-up (Main Quad) and merger with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentadvantage.com\">Student Advantage<\/a>. Mission statement: &#8220;To connect college students to each other, themselves, and the world.&#8221; Remind you of anything?<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994:<\/strong> Smart Valley Project Manager &#8212; non-profit implementing Internet projects in Silicon Valley.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989-1993:<\/strong> Duke University.<\/li>\n<li><strong>pre-1989:<\/strong> Childhood in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofcody-wy.gov\/\">Cody, Wyoming<\/a> and high school in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitomaha.com\/\">Omaha, Nebraska<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Mason in 10 Seconds Business owner\/manager and investor &#8212; uniqueness, competitive advantage, and strong models interest me more than financial engineering. Enjoy working with business owners and unique businesses. 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