The Owners' Manual | Issue 24 | Spring 2022

Sydney Clark Norwood | Energy October 2021

Do you have a talent or hobby? I can play 5 instruments (tenor and alto saxophone,

flute, piano, violin), sing pretty decent, and used to be a nationally ranked equestrian.

What is a good piece of advice you’ve received? Be afraid, but do it anyway (within reason).

What is a favorite vacation or dream destination? Hawaii. We went there for our honeymoon,

and I absolutely loved the culture, people and beautiful landscape.

Who’s your celebrity look alike? I’ve heard Anne Hathaway, Katharine Hepburn, etc, but I think the only accurate one I’ve heard is Ingrid Bergman. Do you have a TV binge/Movie/Book/ Music worth recommeding? Do you have an hour to hear all my

Tell us about yourself! I graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Before that, I was 1 of 16 in pre-k through 12 at Shelter Island School, on Shelter Island, NY where I was born and raised. I have a huge extended family but my sister, Mia, is one of my favorite people in the world. My black lab puppy, Goose, is the light of my life, and Poncho, the horse I share with my sister (even though they’re both in Ithaca), is the other light of my life.

recommendations? I always do. Movies: Fried Green Tomatoes and O Brother Where Art Thou?; TV: Bob’s Burgers, Big Mouth, Rick and Morty, Stranger Things (based on a place 30 min from my hometown!); Books: absolutely anything by Toni Morrison or Alison Bechdel; Music (though this doesn’t touch the surface): Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett, Wutang Clan, Earthgang, JID, Green Day, Skegss, Lucy Dacus, Glass Animals,

What made you decide to come to BL Companies?

My great friend, Sam Hojnowski recommended it to me, and I loved that it’s employee oriented.

John Hiatt… the list could go on forever… My favorite song right now is “I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!” by CMAT. What is something you learned in the last week? Or since joining BL? For some reason since starting at BL I’ve started to have a green thumb with plants after killing so many, but my Fiddle Leaf Fig has yet to lose a leaf *knocks on wood*.

What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I love mountain biking, gravel/road biking, skiing, horseback riding, sailing, hiking, camping, painting, reading, cooking, working out, spending time with friends, and hammocking in the sunshine somewhere in the woods (normally while camping). Biking, cooking, and reading are probably my most frequent ones, though.