Meet Sandra Reynolds | Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Sandra Reynolds and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sandra, can you tell us about a book that has had a meaningful impact on you?
The book Refuse To Choose by Barbara Sher absolutely changed my life. In the book Barbara identifies people, like me, as Scanners. Scanners are those who seemingly float from one thing to the next often not “finishing” something before they move on. Many Scanners are categorized as having ADHD and, while that may be true, the book points out the benefits of being a Scanner. The book changed the way I felt about myself. I went from feeling like a failure to feeling like a bigger success than most. It helped me to appreciate and use all the “special talents” I have. Now I can see how valuable my differences are.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
From the time I started working at age 15, I never stayed even two years at the same job. Working for others I was easily bored. Once I got things running smoothly, I was ready to move on to the next challenge. When I was diagnosed with ADHD, and later with Asperger’s Syndrome (mild autism), I realized I was never going to fit in and needed to start standing out.

In 2017 I started a non-profit archery range in Gilbert. While I had continued to do random architectural projects off and on, the archery range was the first consistent “job” I worked at for more than two years. It has been almost five years and the archery range is doing very well. I have set up systems, trained coaches, created a website, created class curriculum, and finally got it to a point where I can now get paid for my time working there. That means there’s nothing new or challenging for me to do anymore so my work is done. It is time to move on to something else.

I wanted to continue bringing family activities to the community which led me to my next venture, Seek N Solve Adventures. The Adventures are played around a town, or area of a town. Players go on their smart phones to get directions to different clues. At each clue location they need to solve a puzzle to move on to the next location. I started it as a way for families to have fun together while learning about the community they live in. If parents want to take the learning even further, after each puzzle is answered, there is a discussion question related to the puzzle that goes deeper. Each discussion question is coordinated with the Arizona State Educational Standards. This gives teachers a resource to recommend to their students for learning while not in school too.

While the Adventures are geared to families, anyone who enjoys solving puzzles would have fun doing them. There is a strong possibility that Seek N Solve Adventures will grow to include adult focused Adventures too. I always enjoyed the show Amazing Race and these Adventures are an interesting way to bring something similar to a local level. While the Adventures will never be to the extreme of those on the show, I think they will be exciting enough, and varied enough, to keep me interested in creating them for at least the next five years.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Although a lot would depend on what interests the friend had, if a friend came to town with similar interests to mine, here’s what an itinerary might look like:

Day 1: Walk around downtown Gilbert and decide on a couple of restaurants we want to try. I would recommend Snooze for brunch and Joyride for dinner and drinks.

Day 2: Hike the Hieroglyphic Trail in the Superstition Mountains. Come back to Gilbert and do the Gilbert Seek N Solve Adventure. Finish the day with dinner and drinks at Postinos.

Day 3: Go shoot some field archery at Usery Mountain Park. Head to Red White and Brew for lunch. Try a ballroom dancing class. Finish with dinner at YC’s Mongolian Grill.

Day 4: Breakfast at First Watch. Golfing at Western Skies with dinner at the clubhouse.

Day 5: Drive up to Sedona stopping to see several ruins along the way. Make sure to hit Rock Springs Café for dinner and pie on the way back.

Day 6: Try an escape room or two. Paradox Escape Room has some fun ones. Go to Main Event to continue the activities and have dinner and drinks.

Day 7: Rent a boat on Lake Roosevelt and spend a relaxing day on the lake. Dinner at the marina.

There are many things to do within a day’s drive, which makes living in the Phoenix area so special. There’s not a lot of places where you can go snow skiing in the morning and swim in the sunshine in the afternoon. I have told people many times, they have to stay at least a month to do all the things we could do.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I never had a lot of emotional support from family or friends. While my parents helped support me financially, it was only if I would do what they wanted me to be doing. With my unique abilities, that they did not understand, I struggled on my own through life until finding the book Refuse To Choose. It really was the motivation to all I do now.

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