Owning one’s own business is great. Aside from the obvious perks–working in boardshorts and sandals, listening to Howard Stern without fear of offending coworkers–one of the best benefits is being able to trade services.

Peter Miserlis is a kick-ass designer. He runs a great little design firm in Del Mar called Petro Design Co. He’s done some great work for me over the last year, and recently designed a direct mail piece for me. Instead of billing me, we thought it would be great to update the family photo and get some great stuff of his beautiful kids, Theo and Stefania.