Entrepreneur turns global travel into family adventure

A passion for world travel led an entrepreneur to get out of his comfort zone — and the states. Now it’s a family affair.

By Mark Gordon
| 6:00 a.m. January 11, 2019
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Mark Wemple. Brent Alexander, his wife Renee Ryckman and their children, Dylan, 14, and Logan, 12, are accomplished world travellers.

Executive Diversions

Executive: Brent Alexander, CEO and founder of the Media Monkey, a used textbook company in Venice. Founder of Sarasota-based Escape Countdown, an escape room business. A former U.S. Army officer and a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, Alexander’s previous positions include senior marketing roles with Churchill Downs/Kentucky Derby and the NFL’s Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans.

Diversion: Global travel with his wife, Renee Ryckman, and their children, Dylan, 14, and Logan, 12. Alexander has been to some 70 countries, while the couple’s sons have been on at least 15 trips totaling 38 countries. Alexander says he loves “the excitement and the unpredictable part” of everything you get to see when going aboard.