Meet Mike Greer: 70-year-old Extraordinaire!

It’s been a doooooozy of a past couple of weeks, but I can’t complain from any kind of standpoint. Being busy is good. I often read Joe McNally’s blog, as well as Chase Jarvis’s blog, about how busy one can really be in this industry!

Talk about a guy that has been busy, especially for the majority of 70 years. I met Mike Greer a little over a month ago when I was doing a piece on men who have unique hobbies or collections. Joe McKay was one of the gentlemen I had the opportunity to shoot as well. Greer turns out to be a pretty unique individual as well, and many people who have seen the article have been floored by what he does!

Greer is a solid triathlete, and at 70 years old, he has endured approximately 300 triathlons and seven Ironmans…yes, that’s right, seven Ironmans. When I was in high school, I was part of a very successful cross country team, and one summer I decided to go to a running camp (crazy, I know). One of the instructors had the Ironman tattoo on his ankle, but instead of making fun of him for having a tattoo on his ankle, I stood in awe of this guy. If you do an Ironman, even if you finish last, needless to say, you’re tough. My fiance has completed an IronGirl, and she’s tough. Greer lacks nothing in toughness either.

Greer has quite a bit of history behind him, as a member of the U.S. military, a manufacturer, a few graduate degrees, and it would be easy to sit down and interview him about all of the unique aspects of his life. Did I mention he is also getting certified to be a life coach? I spent a couple of hours with him, and for lack of better words, he fired me up about what I do just from hearing his history and really feeling his tenacity for life!

For those interested, Greer was photographed using a Canon 5D Mk II with a 24-105mm f/4 L or a 17-35mm f/2.8 L. He was lit using a Canon 580EX mastering two 430EXs with flash diffusers on stands for the dock shots, and one 430EX with shoot through umbrella in the training room. Pocketwizards are about to be in the mail, and I’ll give a quick review on those when they come in to play!

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