DennisDemori.com

Hey, I’m Dennis and I’m a Strategic Planner at Hispanic ad agency Casanova Pendrill in Southern California. I grew up in Long Island, NY, graduated from Boston College and lived up and down the East Coast before moving to the OC. I’m interested in entrepreneurship, travel and digital culture.

I’m always up for meeting new, motivated and interesting people. If you’d like to get together, feel free to contact me through this blog or on Twitter.

A few things you probably wouldn’t know unless I told you:

1. I’m a 1st degree Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu and a certified instructor. I’ve studied martial arts since 1996. I was a student at the Theodorou Academy of Jiu Jitsu while I lived in Boston. Martial arts has had the greatest impact on who I am today.
2. I think magic is pretty cool. If I see David Blaine changing coffee into money or Criss Angel sawing a woman in half, I immediately drop everything and stop what I’m doing. I love movies like “The Illusionist” and “The Prestige.” I think what’s attractive is the idea of illusions as puzzles.
3. My background is Colombian and Italian. Growing up in a multicultural home has given me a unique perspective on things. I’m especially interested in Hispanic and Japanese cultures, and I started learning Japanese in 2010.
4. I’m always trying something new. I’m a firm believer that you’ve got to continue learning, even as you get older.
5. I’ve had a growing interest in photography over the past few years. Here’s my Flickr Photostream.
6. My favorite writers are Bill Simmons, Malcolm Gladwell, P.J. O’Rourke, Seth Godin and Umair Haque.
7. I love to read because I don’t want to end up like this or this:

Check out:

• my Google Reader Shared Items to see what blogs I’m reading
• my Twitter feed
• my Tumblr account
• my LinkedIn profile