I interviewed myself:

Name?
Andrew Craig Corson.
Middle name after my dad.
I didn’t ask you anything about your dad. I’ll do the asking around here.
Gotcha.
Nicknames?
None that stick.
Hobbies?
No one cares about my hobbies.
Shut up. Hobbies?
Bikes, music, reading, camping, writing,
generally being a hack.
What do you do for Surly?
I oversee the brand. Not the overall operations, but how the brand is presented. Customer service, product testing, media intermediary, event destroyer, etc.
So you do nothing.
Now you’re just being snippy.
True. So what frog did you have to kiss to get this sweet gig?
I was handpicked from a large pool of candidates on Monster.com. I did best in the swimsuit competition.
Now who’s being snippy?
Yeah…
O.K., for real now. Who did you have to kill to get this job?
I’ve worked in the bike biz for the majority of my life and knew the Surly folks. My knowledge and personality aligned my value adds and core competencies to Surly’s thing.
What does that mean?
I have no idea.
Oh great. Let’s move on.
OK
Look, don’t say anything unless I ask you a question.
OK
Seriously, if I want any crap out of you I’ll squeeze your head. Try to keep your mouth shut and pay attention. Now where are you from?
Originally from Iowa! Vive la Corn!
Oh boy. What’s your favorite Surly?
Steamroller. Hands down. It makes me feel all fuzzy. Wait, no, maybe the 1x1. That thing is an amazing ride. Of course, there’s a lot to be said for the Karate Monkey. And I do like the Pacer quite a bit now that I think about it.
I give up.

Andy Corson
acorson@surlybikes.com

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