We believe that diverse people and ideas lead to better business. We also believe in lively debates, “yes, and,” self-starter attitudes, celebrating wins (and failures), taking PTO, and so much more. Say hello to Team Topstep!
Join The TeamI showed my cow at the county fair for 4H and won 3rd place at the county fair demolition derby.
I was on Second City's Main Stage and performed many years of Improv and standup comedy. I also make custom muppets.
I once traveled the American West on a motorcycle for 3 months, racking up over 18,000 miles.
I learned how to swim before I could walk.
I love to bake, especially around the holidays, my kitchen is full of all kinds of goodies.
I could eat pizza for every meal for the rest of my life and not get sick of it.
My great grandfather is a documented gangster.
I won an Emmy in 2009.
I moved 14 times in a 4.5 year span.
I love horror genre and creepy stuff, including but not limited to Halloween, scary movies, and true crime.
In my late 20's, I took a year sabbatical with my wife backpacking the west coast of South America and Southeast Asia.
I have skydived 3 times.
I wrote a musical based on the life of the 90s film icon Brendan Fraser.
First employee to be funded by Topstep!
I can do many things, but eating a banana is not one of them.
I've never gotten a parking ticket.
I can kick a field goal from 33 yards.
I've attended a World Series game (Game 1 of the 2018 WS at Fenway Park).
I used to have a few sponsorships for Snowboarding.
Spent an academic year of undergrad in Bilbao, Spain. Best time of my life.
I am a 3 time marathon finisher.
I have climbed to the top of Mount Elbert, the second highest peak in the contiguous United States.
I've named every car that I've owned. My current car's name is Kevina.
If I could have any superpower, it would be time-traveling.
While I was in college my dorm voted me as their "theme" so the RA put up pictures of me on everyone's door.
In high school, I dyed my hair blue because I thought it would make me cooler.
I had Bell’s Brewery send me a surprise gift box of Oberon accessories because I held up an Oberon in a video that was tweeted at them.
I fenced competitively for four years in High School.
I've been to more countries (34) than I have states.
I've explored 29 states and spent 2 weeks backpacking around Ireland.
I was born and raised in Taiwan.
I can Photoshop anything your brain can think of.
I have eaten a live scorpion when I was in China.
My first ever job was cooking at Pizza Hut.
I spent 15 days in Coimbatore India at a Orphanage helping kids displaced by a Tsunami.
I once hit 4 home-runs in a single little league game, then never hit another after that.
I hold dual citizenship - EU & US!
One of my high school teachers told me that I wasn't just a social butterfly, but a whole flock of them, because she couldn't sit me anywhere that would discourage me from talking to anyone around me...including next to her.
I've been to Dollywood more times than I can count.
I am a anime nerd. A few of my favorites are Full Metal Alchemist Brother hood, Kill La Kill, and Demon Slayer.
I'm trained to teach aerial fitness classes!
I know Hamilton by heart and have zero problem with either singing or attempting to rap the lyrics.
I once competed in a BBQ competition, and I can make some delicious smoked BBQ ribs!
Made it 40 years without breaking a single bone in my body. Then I broke my rib … playing golf.
I’m an avid reader - I read almost 150 books each year!
I'm in a book club!
I have a camera collection that spans back over 100 years, all work and are lovingly displayed.
Recently in Florida, went to a casino. Our first $7 bet we won $1200. Needless to say, we left immediately.
I don't like cheese, butter, or sour cream. I'm not lactose intolerant, just weird!
This photo was from Curacao back in March '22 when I visited the ABC Islands. You can see the Emma Bridge connecting the Punda and Ontrobanda quarters.
I'd sacrifice sleep for a really good book!
I have lived in 3 countries, 10 cities, and 21 houses, most of them during the last third of my life.
I have been dogsledding in the boundary waters of MN.
Technically, I don't have a middle name but I have two first names that only my mother calls me by: Nathan Mark.
My favorite movie of all time is Matilda!
I love board games and trivia!
I lived in Germany for 6 years as a kid!
I love murder Mysteries and sneakers.
I'm fluent in Twi, which is a dialect spoken in Ghana.
I hold the Guinness World Record for the most lies told about holding a Guinness World Record.