CARPE DIEM

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Carpe Diem: A Memoir</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>By Rip Mason</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An extraordinary memoir of adventure purpose and the pursuit of meaning from the boardroom to the Serengeti from small-town roots to global influence.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Carpe Diem</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Rip Mason invites readers into a remarkable life marked by grit gratitude and grace. From the quiet beaches of Sanibel Island to high-stakes boardrooms in New York and the shadowed corridors of global power Mason reflects on the defining experiences that shaped him as a son leader father and visionary.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether leading a $200 million acquisition against all odds guiding companies through eras of disruption or crossing time zones and terrains from London and Paris to Moscow Prague and Rome. Each setting is more than just a backdrop; it's a test of character and conviction.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>With elegant clarity and keen introspection Mason recounts a childhood rich in family warmth and moral grounding the rigorous formation of character at the Hun School of Princeton and Middlebury College and the formative lessons learned in the campgrounds of North Carolina and the turbulent geopolitics of 1970s Africa. His journey equal parts serendipity and resolve leads him from legal practice into the upper echelons of Private Equity culminating in transformative business ventures that span continents and industries.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Carpe Diem</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is not only about executive triumph. It is also a deeply human account: of bearing witness to the fragile realities in Baghdad and Darfur of quiet encounters with figures like Muhammad Ali and Sting and of treasuring the enduring strength of family faith and friendship.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>At once personal and panoramic </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Carpe Diem</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a powerful reminder to embrace the present honor your roots and live a life of intention and integrity.</span></p>