Who am I?

John Laing, of course.

I have a great wife & a pretty good son. I work for myself and enjoy what I do. I've been a writer, a producer and a consultant.

I've gotten wiser as I've aged. I've been in a plane crash (ask me about it over drinks.) Sometimes I'm paid to yell 'ACTION!" on a soundstage. I'm not a big sports nut except when it comes to Kansas basketball. Early in my career, I broke the company's plane, which may or may not have indirectly led to a woman's death. I've almost flipped a rental car (Hertz, please don't pull my Five Star status).

I've jumped off a private jet at a podunk airport at 2AM to pee. I ran a cutting-edge online high-dollar boutique for a year and quadrupled its revenue whilst wearing Levis. My partner and I now help other people do the same thing, well, that and we manage a team of kick-ass web folks that create cutting-edge online experiences for companies big and small. I've gotten stuck being the DD for a NASCAR driver. (You try driving one of the Wallace brothers around and let me know if you feel intimidated.)

I've had all-access at games and races that I didn't care about, but the rest of the world did. Even though I get paid to write, my punctuation sometimes sucks. I'm a geek. I was a hand model...once. I've done voiceover work...it's harder than it sounds. I've caught a 5PM flight in San Diego...even though I'd been sitting in Tijuana at 4:15PM. (Still a personal best.) The next day I was the sickest I've ever been. I've written about hard drives...over and over for months. (You try it and let me know how you wind up. Thank God I was young and recovered fairly quickly.) I've hired people. I've fired people. I worked in Ciudad Juarez before you needed a team of armed guards for protection. I've worked on a bunch of brands that you use every day and others that you'll never hear of. I was once paid to talk to a former child star once a week for well over a year. No matter where I am, I'd rather be in the Keys, on a boat...listening to Jimmy.

Think you know me? You can, of course, e-mail me. Two options: You can guess at my e-mail address or you can solve the captcha by clicking below...

j...@johnlaing.com