How a Woodworking Hobby Helps This Entrepreneur Be a Better BusinessmanPatrick Robinson, CEO of Paskho, finds problem-solving inspiration in the art of building.

随着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.