Tumbling Todd Sattersten

I live in Portland, OR with my wife Amy and three kids Ethan, Zach, and Alexa.

I am a Author, Speaker, and Consultant.

I co-wrote The 100 Best Business Books of All-Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You. (Portfolio, Feb 2009)

I worked at 800-CEO-READ, a business book retailer based in Milwaukee for six years.

I edited and self-published More Space

I ran a small sheet fabrication shop with my dad for three years.
I got an MBA from Marquette University.
I worked for General Electric for six years, making PET scanners, industrial diamond, and motor control systems.
I got a mechanical engineering degree from Michigan Tech.

Favorites of 2009

Music

Movies

  • Avatar - amazing production, weakling of a narrative
  • Transformers 2 - strangely liked it for rock’em, sock’em value
  • Star Trek - liked the new thread
  • Toy Story/ Toy Story 2 reissue in 3D - always liked them, 3D didn’t add much

Books (Business)

Television

  • Finally watching The Wire
  • 30 Rock continues to produce great stuff
  • Men of A Certain Age shows signs of greatness.

Food

  • Pure in NYC is incredible with their raw vegetarian angle.
  • Moto in Chicago was an unforgettable experience.

Tech (what I use daily/like alot beyond native apps)

  • iPhone Apps - Lux DLX (Risk), Madden 10, Tweetie (is awesome)
  • Mac Apps - WriteRoom, Things, VoodooPad, NetNewsWire, Tweetie (is almost awesome)
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