Nothing like some trans-Atlantic hot air ballooning to get your mind off a stressful workweek, right?
Okay, so maybe soaring over the ocean is not everyone's idea of a good way to unwind, but these technology founders and CEOs prove that with extraordinary jobs come extraordinary hobbies.
Whether completely random or just downright awesome, the extracurricular activities of these tech people just make them even more interesting than we would have thought.
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Mark Zuckerberg takes on a new challenge every year. This year, it's a book club that he's invited the world to, but in past years, he's learned Chinese and killed any food that he ate. (That means he killed a goat, lobster, chicken, and a pig.)
Steve Wozniak's hobbies are all about transportation. Woz loves playing Segway polo, and competed in the 2009 championships. The Apple cofounder is also a big fan of Tesla and has live-tweeted his Tesla road trips.
Warren Buffett loves to play the ukulele. He's done a duet with Jon Bon Jovi, and, most recently, prepared a special song for Coca-Cola after joking that he could buy the world a coke if he wanted.
Warren Buffett's not the only musically talented executive. Jack Ma, former CEO and now chairman of Alibaba, reportedly likes collecting crickets, practicing tai chi, and reading kung-fu novels. But the one hobby he's also gained notoriety for is his singing at corporate events.
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is funding the construction of a gigantic, 10,000-year clock on his land, to remind us all to stay humble about how teeny-tiny our individual lives are.
After stepping down as Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo has a little more time to tend to his beekeeping. "I particularly spend a lot of time watching them," Costolo once told Bloomberg TV. Costolo tweets regularly about his beekeeping and used to bring honey into the office.
Richard Branson's entire life is like a series of badass hobbies. The Virgin founder wants to privatize space, adventured in the deep sea, and was the first person to fly a hot-air balloon across the Atlantic Ocean.
Marissa Mayer approaches baking cupcakes in the same way she approaches releasing products: perfection. When the now Yahoo CEO was still an engineer at Google, she wanted to come up with the perfect cupcake recipe, so she created a spreadsheet of ingredients and measurements. Then, in true Mayer fashion, she did this with frosting as well.
You could refer to the CEO of enterprise cloud-sharing company Box as "That Magic Guy." Aaron Levie became magic-trick obsessed as a kid, performed professionally for several years (his favorite trick involved disappearing into giant boxes), and still does tricks around the office.
Larry Ellison of Oracle loves his big, fancy boats. His team won the America's Cup race when he hosted it in San Francisco in 2013.
Michael Workman's hobby is a bit explosive. The former CEO of Pillar Networks, which sold to Oracle in 2011, enjoys making fireworks and has even created displays for his new boss, Larry Ellison. While pyrotechnics are his favorite, Workman also dabbles in underwater photography and wine making, according to his LinkedIn.
Cisco Systems cofounder Sandy Lerner loves jousting. She owns lances, period costumes, and even an 800-acre farm in Virginia where she raises Shire horses for matches.
Bob Parsons, CEO of GoDaddy, got a lot of press for his rather notorious hobby: elephant hunting.
Reference: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-weird-awesome-hobbies-of-13-tech-execs-2015-9
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