How a Woodworking Hobby Helps This Entrepreneur Be a Better BusinessmanPatrick Robinson, CEO of Paskho, finds problem-solving inspiration in the art of building.
This story appears in theSeptember 2019issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »
As the founder of travel-clothing companyPaskho, Itravela lot for work. You name the far-flung city, I've been there. I encounter a lot of long, sleepless nights in hotel rooms, but instead of using that extra time to pore over newclothingconcepts or designs, I'm online, buying woodworking tools.
My passion for woodworking started when I was young. Growing up in Fullerton, Calif., I liked building those wood-and-glue model airplanes, boats, and homes. I worked really hard toadaptthem to make them into whatever my imagination came up with, not just what the instructions told me to do.
My dad noticed that I had a knack for problem solving and started asking me to help him with renovation projects around the house. From there, I began creating things for myself: surfboards, benches. The scope of the projects kept evolving along with my skills and curiosity.
