We recently connected with Douglas Phillips and have shared our conversation below.
Douglas , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Was there a moment in your career that meaningfully altered your trajectory? If so, we’d love to hear the backstory.
I have spent a considerable portion of my career in the battlefield providing care to the injured. Being able to be there for another’s worst day has be the most rewarding part of my career.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I joined the military in 1990 and have progressed from Private to Colonel, from construction surveyor to nurse anesthetist and healthcare executive. As I reach the end of this career I have shifted to a continued support of getting people into the outdoors through fishing.
My organization is FLR Outdoors, LLC. The initials stand for faith, love, and respect. These are the things I witnessed people reach for when mortally wounded and i look to instill them into regular interactions and let people know they can find resilience in nature.
Most proud of my wife and our 7 children…and the two in the way!
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
When your job places you in continued strain by bearing witness to tragedy you have to find a way to quickly restore your foundation. Through the outdoors and getting others involved over time I have built a foundation that has served me well.
Let’s talk M&A – we’d love to hear your about your experience with buying businesses.
I bought the tournament fishing trail I was an angler on over the last few years. I saw the opportunity to use it as a platform to contact, communicate, and coordinate my efforts to educate and conserve natural resources while demonstrating the benefits in resilience that being outdoors offers everyone.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
- Instagram: Dhillipsfishing
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doug.phillips.8?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/douglas-phillips-6bb8a495
- Twitter: Dphillipsfishin
Image Credits
@crazyglamourouslife is photographer in profile image provided