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.

Mark Wemple. Brent Alexander, his wife Renee Ryckman and their children, Dylan, 14, and Logan, 12, are accomplished world travellers.
Mark Wemple. Brent Alexander, his wife Renee Ryckman and their children, Dylan, 14, and Logan, 12, are accomplished world travellers.
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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.

 

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