Wake-up time: 6 a.m.
First sip: Nespresso
Annual road trip: DC to Colorado
Favorite stretch of highway: 70 West between St. Louis and Kansas City.
Most beautiful place I’ve ever driven: Chapman’s Peak Drive, Cape Town, South Africa
Song that belongs on every road trip playlist: “Hey Driver” by Zach Bryan
Automotive design icon: Pininfarina
Favorite Land Rover color: Keswick green
A scent that takes me back: The unique and distinct smell of classic British car interiors
First car I ever loved: MGB-GT Sebring
Vehicle I want to restore: Aston Martin DB5
Favorite Defender detail: The excessive number of right angles
Most underrated automotive era: The early 1980s. Plenty of analog, fuel injection, turbos and my Golf 1 GTi
Tool I can’t live without: Pocket screwdriver
Coffee order: Quad Americano with a splash of steamed oat milk
Favorite part of the restoration process: Hearing the engine fire up for the first time
Material I’m most obsessed with right now: Ultrasuede
Dream garage lineup: Defender Octa, 993 Porsche 911 Turbo S, Aston Martin DB5
Favorite escape within driving distance of DC: Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Most memorable drive of my life: Bringing my firstborn, Henry, home from the hospital in my 1995 Range Rover P38
Style icon: Sir David Beckham
Favorite escape: Red Fox Inn, Middleburg
Place I go to recharge: Family Ranch, Tabernash, Colorado
Secret talent outside the garage: I make a pretty good Paloma
Current obsession: Any show written by Taylor Sheridan
Book that changed me: The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber
Best advice I’ve received: Stay focused on one thing and one thing only.
Work philosophy: Everything is important.
Most overlooked quality in craftsmanship: Attention to detail on things that will never be seen.
Next passport stamp: Probably South Africa, but hoping Turks and Caicos
Mantra: Always play the long game.
Theme song: “Africa” by Toto