Life has a way of leading us to the paths we are destined for, even if these paths are different from the ones we started on. Sid Wilson, a Brooklyn, New York native, found himself at a crossroads when at 50, his company of 14 years started to downsize. He decided to venture into uncharted territory with an entirely new career, one that has paid off in many ways.
Professional Life
Ambitious and motivated are just two words that aptly describe Wilson—from his personal to professional life, he achieves his goals with force and purpose. Wilson started his professional journey with training that helped open the doors to the rest of his career. “After high school, I attended and graduated from RCA Institute of Technology upon completion of a two-year course in Communications and Industrial Electronics,” Wilson says. “Subsequently, I worked in telecommunications for AT&T’s Western Electric Corp, the United States Army in Vietnam, the New York Telephone Company, and upon my relocation to Colorado, Lockheed Martin Corporation.”
A Private Guide
After 14 years of working at Lockheed Martin as a telecommunications operation manager, the company started to downsize, and Sid was forced to find a new direction. Deciding to look on the positive side, he used the event as an opportunity to explore a more profound passion—tourism.
“In 1992, I departed from Lockheed Martin and started my company, A Private Guide, Inc., a group tour and event transportation company servicing the corporate, convention, reunion, and student group meeting industry. For almost 30 years, we have been providing group tour and transportation services for groups of thirty to five thousand people.”
Giving Back through Volunteerism
Additionally, he has helped provide college scholarships to adults with challenging circumstances as an executive board member with the Colorado Scholarship Coalition as well as serving on American Express’s Academy of Travel and Tourism BOD, which provides scholarships for high school students opting for careers in the hospitality and tourism industry.
The Colorado Lifestyle
From tourism to volunteerism, Wilson believes it’s all about the service you give and how that service—whatever it might be— helps to impact the community for the greater good.
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I need to know if Sid was referred to as “Smitty”. My dad, TJ Fowler served with this man.