Interview with Doug Rietz - Founder of Moving to the Duke City Group

Part I of the NewMexicoforBoomers.com interview with Doug Rietz, the founder of the Moving to the Duke City Group on Duke City Fix.

Background:
- Born in Santa Fe New Mexico and raised in Albuquerque until age 16.
- My family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1978.
- I finished high school in the Bay Area and attended Fresno State University and earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration from the Craig School of Business.
- I have worked in sales for 20 years and have spent the last 17 selling high tech solutions for Silicon Valley based companies.
- Married with no kids but we have Molly the cat.
- My interests vary from history to travel, southwestern culture, sports, food, wine and music.
- My secret for success - I live my life according to the philosophical teachings of the great Yogi Berra (ex-New York Yankee catcher).

Why are you moving back to Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is a perfect fit for what my wife and I are looking for in a major metropolitan area – location, climate, cost of living, job opportunities and lifestyle.

What lead you to choose Albuquerque?
Like many people living in California, we are fed up with the cost of living, pollution and congestion. About 5 years ago we started to look at other places to live outside of the state and were considering Denver, Boise and Salt Lake City. My wife, a native Californian, wondered why we were not looking at Albuquerque. I just assumed that Albuquerque had not changed since the 1970’s. After several trips back and researching the “new” Albuquerque we became convinced that it has more to offer, over the next 3 or 4 decades, than any other city.

Do you visit a lot?
I try to visit relatives and friends at least once a year.

How did you find the Duke City Fix?
In my sales job I am used to being on the internet to prospect for new customers. While I was researching Albuquerque I came across the Duke City Fix and fell in love with the site.

Why did you start the Moving to the Duke City group:
The Duke City Fix recently moved to a Web 2.0 format where users had to join The Duke City Fix. When you register on the site you get your own page. With my own page I can write blogs, build a social network and join or create groups about any topic or interest.

I started the Moving to the Duke City group because I wanted to create a site that could help others get started with their research about Albuquerque.

Continue reading Part II of our interview with Doug

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