| I recently interviewed Rafferty Pendery
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| | documented scientific expeditions."
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| as part of a series of articles I'm doing
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| | Q: "Why aren't you satisfied to just be a
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| on young entrepreneurs.
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| | tourist and take the cruises and guided
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| Mr. Pendery is the CEO and founder of two
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| | tours?"
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| successful, fast growing companies. In
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| | A: "Being a tourist has never appealed to
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| 2006 he started 98th Street Clothing
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| | me. I'm not the kind of guy who likes to
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| Company and in 2007 he started Studio98,
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| | stand on the sidelines and watch. I
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| a web design and development company. In
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| | prefer to actively participate in
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| previous articles, I've explored his two
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| | whatever activity I'm pursuing. I guess
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| very successful businesses. In this
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| | that's why I could never be satisfied
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| article I want to find out how Mr.
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| | working for someone else. I like to
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| Pendery spends his time when he's not
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| | create my own game and be an active
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| wearing his CEO hat.
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| | participant in that game."
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| Q: "Mr. Pendery when you're able to get
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| | Q: "What kind of field research have you
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| away from the office for a while, what do
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| | done so far?"
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| you like to do to relax and unwind?"
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| | A: "Recently I was part of an official
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| A: "I actually have many other interests
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| | NASA exploration. I was the crew chief
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| besides my business ventures. I play the
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| | for a hot air balloon team. My team's
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| drums, fly small aircraft, crew for hot
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| | mission was to test the feasibility of
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| air balloons, go skydiving and recently
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| | doing thermo graphic imaging from a
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| I've been doing a lot of scuba diving.
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| | lighter than air craft. We spent long
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| I'm also actively working on projects for
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| | hours crisscrossing the Mojave Desert in
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| my application to the Explorer's Club."
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| | Southern California. The data we
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| Q: "I've heard of the Explorer's Club.
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| | collected in this mission will be used by
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| It's a very prestigious organization.
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| | NASA for further research on finding life
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| Tell me more about this organization.
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| | on Mars if it does exist. Besides leading
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| A: "I've wanted to be a member of the
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| | the air balloon team, I was asked to
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| Explorer's Club since I was a little kid.
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| | design the commemorative patch that will
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| A lot of the heroes I had growing up were
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| | be given to all the people who
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| members of this organization. The
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| | participated in this mission. It was
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| Explorer's Club is a professional society
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| | extremely gratifying to participate in
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| dedicated to the advancement of field
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| | this country's efforts to secure a
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| research, scientific exploration and the
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| | foothold on other planets for the benefit
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| ideal that it is vital to preserve the
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| | of all mankind."
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| instinct to explore. The mission of the
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| | This desire to create their own game and
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| club is to encourage scientific
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| | roll up their sleeves and get their hands
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| exploration of land, sea, air, and space.
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| | dirty making their dreams come true is a
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| To qualify for membership you must carry
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| | trait I found in many of the young
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| out or assist in field science
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| | entrepreneurs I've interviewed for this
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| expeditions to study unknown or little
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| | series.
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| known destinations or phenomena in order
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| | In my next interview with Mr. Pendery I'm
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| to gain knowledge for humankind. You have
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| | going to delve deeper into his unique
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| to get out there and actually get your
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| | business model that he has used to great
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| hands dirty working in one or more
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| | success in both his businesses.
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