Leadership, Excellence, and a Royal Coachman: Observations from a Lifetime of Transitions from Corporate Life to Fly Fishing Guide - Paperback

Gausman, Ryan: - Ryan Gausman received a bachelor of arts degree in business administration and economics from Seattle Pacific University, and enrolled in graduate studies at the University of Puget Sound. Afterward, he was employed by Nordstrom Inc., eventually becoming regional operations manager for Southern California, working directly with the Nordstrom family and other executive officers who instilled in him a lifelong passion for excellence and an insatiable curiosity regarding how people respond to excellent leadership. Since then he has worked and held leadership positions in various environments, he's been a hunting camp cook, a wilderness hunting guide and mule packer, church associate pastor, law enforcement officer, coroner, has owned and operated three retail businesses, and is currently an independent fly fishing guide. Ryan has published various articles in industry-related periodicals, including Loss Prevention and Air Beat magazines. He has also written for local outdoor publications. He has presented to industry groups on multiple occasions, and has been a guest on several radio station talk shows.