Featured Interview With Bob Collopy
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Born Texan. Raised in Sedona then Scottsdale. Went to Barrett Honors ASU. Became a pilot.
Made scuba diving computers to save coral reefs. Became a top 5 real estate broker in Arizona. Became the henchman of investment funds and a millionaire in mid 20s.
Picked a fight with the King of Morocco. Doesn’t drink Tequila.
Owns a fastest growing company for six straight years that pays well over 70 people. Runs a halfway house on the side and develops real estate. Married a beautiful Latvian who he met hopping around in Australia. She had a cat, so he has a cat.
Member of fancy smancy car groups. Got the street name “Loco Gringo” in a rough part of town he was redeveloping.
Eagle Scout.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was about 5 years old. Made a comic book called Star Fleet. I found it recently in a box. Apparently, the premise was aliens are invading earth. So we have to make spaceships right? Well my 5 year old solution was to get everyone on earth to cut down ALL the trees and build our space ships out of wood.
I’ve since raised money for wind farms, so I guess people change.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’ve always loved Fight Club, Atlas Shrugged, Philosophy books, Fear and Loathing, etc. Basically wild yet deep is my vibe.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Dan Rather grew up in the successful family business of radio journalism, which is why all the powerful and corrupt they report on are trying to kill them. Since America fractured and fell, the Rathers have operated from an underground bunker in the Badlands, relying on donations from viewers like you to fund their anti-drone missiles and defenses that protect them from incoming explosive hate mail.
For his debut report, Dan is sneaking into Mexico City to investigate the murky world of immigration with a cunning and boisterous immigrant named Pedro. Dan plans to join Pedro’s journey through the newly formed countries, uncovering the journey of immigrants boarding obscure armored trains to California. If his report succeeds it could secure vital donations, undermine the profiteers of labor exploitation, and cement Dan’s position at the helm of his family’s business.
But Pedro has his own agenda. He’s after real money—the kind that mega unions, corporations, and regimes generate—and is willing to do whatever it takes to reach his dreams.
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