It might not technically be the coldest place on earth, but it sure felt like it. A few years back, I flew with the USO to Thule Air Base in Greenland. Picture this: 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where the sun disappears for months. When I was there, the temperature hit -47 degrees. If you’ve seen The Empire Strikes Back, imagine Hoth but without the tauntauns. Now imagine living there.

You probably didn’t have “fundraising 30 million maggots” on your 2024 bingo card. Yeah, I didn’t either.

Yes, really. A zombie survival game drove a wildly successful blood donation campaign for the American Red Cross.

I’d been thinking about starting Aizle Impact for a long time, and this summer I decided it was time to make it real. Today on July 16, 2025, I filed my business license and stepped fully into the work I know can create lasting change. It feels like the right moment to share where it began.