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Bill Strickland was born and raised in Helena, Arkansas, a small Mississippi river town.
He graduated from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and immediately went to work for a family owned textile business based in Alabama. His career developed in sales and marketing and after 34 years with this same company he retired in July, 2021 at 57 years old. He considers the most rewarding part of his career to be the required international travel which exposed him to people, ideas and ways of living that were well beyond his Southern experience. Bill has two adult children. His daughter lives in Paris, France and his son lives in Dallas, TX.
Bill enjoys travel, exploring new foods and cultural differences, getting lost on cobblestone streets and hiking in the mountains of Madeira.
Ever fantasize about living on an Island in the middle of an ocean? At some point you probably talked yourself out of it, believing that it would be too isolated, too expensive and too hot. According to Bill Strickland and …