Walker Ward

Exactly. Now we're kind of obsolete.

But long story short, I was working at a winery in upstate New York when I got a phone call from a family for whom I used to babysit. And so my mom runs a nursery school in Princeton where I went, Nassau Nursery School, class of 99. Go geese. And I – this family – so she was like the babysitting plug for my siblings and I our whole high school career.

But long story short, I was working at a winery in upstate New York when I got a phone call from a family for whom I used to babysit. And so my mom runs a nursery school in Princeton where I went, Nassau Nursery School, class of 99. Go geese. And I – this family – so she was like the babysitting plug for my siblings and I our whole high school career.

But long story short, I was working at a winery in upstate New York when I got a phone call from a family for whom I used to babysit. And so my mom runs a nursery school in Princeton where I went, Nassau Nursery School, class of 99. Go geese. And I – this family – so she was like the babysitting plug for my siblings and I our whole high school career.

So I babysat – I was kind of like the Manny in Princeton. That was like my job in high school. It was fun. I love kids and – anyway. That was great. And so this one family who I babysat for all the time, we obviously became very close.

So I babysat – I was kind of like the Manny in Princeton. That was like my job in high school. It was fun. I love kids and – anyway. That was great. And so this one family who I babysat for all the time, we obviously became very close.

So I babysat – I was kind of like the Manny in Princeton. That was like my job in high school. It was fun. I love kids and – anyway. That was great. And so this one family who I babysat for all the time, we obviously became very close.

And so fast forward, however many years later, I get this phone call from the dad and he's like, hey, Walker, we're hiring a junior sales guy at this like Wall Street sell side company. Would you be interested in applying for the job? And I was like, yeah, I'd love to move to New York. I mean, I was held back in math in high school.

And so fast forward, however many years later, I get this phone call from the dad and he's like, hey, Walker, we're hiring a junior sales guy at this like Wall Street sell side company. Would you be interested in applying for the job? And I was like, yeah, I'd love to move to New York. I mean, I was held back in math in high school.

And so fast forward, however many years later, I get this phone call from the dad and he's like, hey, Walker, we're hiring a junior sales guy at this like Wall Street sell side company. Would you be interested in applying for the job? And I was like, yeah, I'd love to move to New York. I mean, I was held back in math in high school.

If you ever told me I would have had the opportunity to have like, you know, a classic, you business job, at least dip my toes into the financial world. I was like, yeah, and I want to go to New York and that'll be great. So I took the job and worked there for five years, five and a half years. And then the last summer I was let go from the job.

If you ever told me I would have had the opportunity to have like, you know, a classic, you business job, at least dip my toes into the financial world. I was like, yeah, and I want to go to New York and that'll be great. So I took the job and worked there for five years, five and a half years. And then the last summer I was let go from the job.

If you ever told me I would have had the opportunity to have like, you know, a classic, you business job, at least dip my toes into the financial world. I was like, yeah, and I want to go to New York and that'll be great. So I took the job and worked there for five years, five and a half years. And then the last summer I was let go from the job.

And then that was really the impetus for kicking off the content. I will say COVID, when COVID hit, like so many people March 2020, I'm, you know, all the offices, everything shut down. I'm back in my like childhood bedroom in New Jersey. And I started this little nature show called Nature Walks with Walker that I filmed on my Instagram.

And then that was really the impetus for kicking off the content. I will say COVID, when COVID hit, like so many people March 2020, I'm, you know, all the offices, everything shut down. I'm back in my like childhood bedroom in New Jersey. And I started this little nature show called Nature Walks with Walker that I filmed on my Instagram.

And then that was really the impetus for kicking off the content. I will say COVID, when COVID hit, like so many people March 2020, I'm, you know, all the offices, everything shut down. I'm back in my like childhood bedroom in New Jersey. And I started this little nature show called Nature Walks with Walker that I filmed on my Instagram.

And basically I rented a, like a raft on Amazon, like a blow up raft and like a captain's suit. And I was just posting these little vignettes videos. This was like pre-reels, like reels weren't even a thing. It was just Instagram videos. But anyway, I, That was really where the content actually started. I had a full-time job, but as we know, everybody was remote.

And basically I rented a, like a raft on Amazon, like a blow up raft and like a captain's suit. And I was just posting these little vignettes videos. This was like pre-reels, like reels weren't even a thing. It was just Instagram videos. But anyway, I, That was really where the content actually started. I had a full-time job, but as we know, everybody was remote.

And basically I rented a, like a raft on Amazon, like a blow up raft and like a captain's suit. And I was just posting these little vignettes videos. This was like pre-reels, like reels weren't even a thing. It was just Instagram videos. But anyway, I, That was really where the content actually started. I had a full-time job, but as we know, everybody was remote.

And I was loving it. And I sailed this little raft down this river in New Jersey that runs through our backyard. And I pretended to be stranded in— So fun. The wilderness and like knock off little like ode to Castaway instead of Wilson the volleyball. I had Tito the vodka bottle. So good. With like little hair of grass. And I carved a face in it.