Howdy folks,
Possibly some of you are wondering what it is like to work at a .com startup,
first of all Back 40 Books is not a typical .com startup company.
Our founders Herman Beck and Linda Lee are both very warm, intelligent
and creative individuals, who value respect, understanding and their own
chosen lifestyle (that of self reliance and teachers of the same values), above
the hustle and bustle of city life, even though being in a large metropolitan
area would provide many features to run an online business, that would simply not
be "who they are". Herm and Linda have chosen to live and run their business on
their own "Nature's Pace Sanctuary" an 175 acre farm, secluded in the Missouri Ozarks
and tucked away amidst the Mark Twain National Forest. What this means is that
when we take a small breather all we have to do is look out the window to see a huge
hill side in the near distance covered in evergreens, oaks and magnificent rock formations.
Even on a day like I am writing this (overcast and sputtering small amounts of rain), the
display is beauty and wonder, on my way to work I viewed 6 Whitetail deer crossing
the road and when I exited my vehicle I heard the sounds of wild turkeys in the woods.
It is a common sight to see a hawk or three lazily drifting in the sky, and the whole
countryside is covered with small rambling streams and wildflowers. At my previous
place of employment I sat in an office with no windows and could work a week in the
wintertime and not see the sun shine, so trust me when I say this is infinitely better.The work that we do here can range from data entry to shooting a 2 minute video
on a product or remixing music of an independent artist or editing a documentary
video or even programming our soon to air internet radio station, so we do keep busy
but everyone enjoys the work we do and we feel that what we do here is important
and that everything we do does make a difference.
Over the next few entries we will introduce you to the crew that works here and
I may put in an introduction of myself as well.
Anywho thanks for listening and see you in a bit.
For questions or comments send them to: Back 40 Books
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