Since he was young, Chad wanted to be an entrepreneur, but college debt, delays, and doubts prevented him from "taking the leap."

Seven years later, despite being a new husband and father, and living in a new city, he felt it was time to cast off the controls of his "cushy job" and leap into the exhilarating and edifying world of entrepreneurship, where he would finally have the freedom to create, connect, and find his unique purpose. While he did find purpose there, it was only by enduring and experiencing unimaginable lessons about himself, our culture, and God. These are the lessons he learned in the wilderness.