Paul Willerton

• Age: 40
• Gender: Male
• Astrological Sign: Aquarius
• Zodiac Year: Monkey
• Industry: Accounting
• Location: Bend : Oregon : United States

About Me

As DeFeet's VP of Marketing, I could ask for no better job in the outdoor industry. I truly love working with the people in this company. Racing bicycles for 20 years allowed me to have product developement and marketing roles at over 40 other companies. Starting in Northern California's prolific junior scene, I climbed through the National Team and into the pro circuit on the French Team 'Z' and Subaru-Montgomery (which became US Postal). For five years after that I raced World Cup mtb. Today, I am unbelievably fortunate to lead the life of diversity that I do. In 1993, Hope and Shane Cooper walked up to myself and Chris Sheehan (now DeFeet Custom Shop Manager) and handed us the best pair of socks I'd ever laid skin in. Something that holds true to this day. Fortunately, the experiences that I had up to that point were just enough to ready me for the adventures that I would have with DeFeet.

Interests

• skiing
• surfing
• cycling
• running
• kayaking
• fishing
• hunting
• sporting clays
• flying
• photography
• writing
• moviemaking
• guitar

Favorite Movies

• Das Boot
• Spinal Tap
• Shawshank Redemption
• Never Cry Wolf
• Blood Daimond was ok
• Raising Arizona
• Apocolypto
• Always
• The Great Waldo Pepper

Favorite Music

• Don't really have 'favorites' per se. Been listening to Paolo Nutini
• David Gray
• Most recently purchased on iTunes has been John Prine stuff.

Favorite Books

• The River Why? and most other books by James David Duncan
• any Steinbeck (grew up in Steinbeck country)
• most Hemingway's
• Jack London has made me do silly things
• Ayn Rand

My Blogs	Team Members
The DeFeet Chronicles	Shane Cooper