At a Glance
What book is on your nightstand?
Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John; it goes over his philosophy, what he does day-to-day, how he started and developed his daily routine… It makes me feel really lazy [he laughs].
What movie do you recommend to everyone?
To everyone? The Goonies. One of my favorite movies, which is more specific in taste, is Annihilation.
What’s the first thing you do after work?
I work out.
If you couldn’t live in Alaska, where would you live?
I’ve always been drawn to Central Europe, around Scandinavia or Poland. I love the amount of history there.
If you could domesticate a wild animal, what animal would it be?
I have to go with the lion… just having a huge, cuddly friend—it would be perfect.
At a Glance
What book is on your nightstand?
Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John; it goes over his philosophy, what he does day-to-day, how he started and developed his daily routine… It makes me feel really lazy [he laughs].
What movie do you recommend to everyone?
To everyone? The Goonies. One of my favorite movies, which is more specific in taste, is Annihilation.
What’s the first thing you do after work?
I work out.
If you couldn’t live in Alaska, where would you live?
I’ve always been drawn to Central Europe, around Scandinavia or Poland. I love the amount of history there.
If you could domesticate a wild animal, what animal would it be?
I have to go with the lion… just having a huge, cuddly friend—it would be perfect.
Off the Cuff
Jontue Hollingsworth
ontue Hollingsworth is the founder and top executive (and only employee) of Hollingsworth Design Co., which specializes in brand development and design. He is the exceptional local artist who designed our cover this month. In our annual search to find an artist for our July issue, we were drawn to the humor and high energy of Hollingsworth’s modern, graphic, yet grounded work. Hollingsworth has a passion for exercising his creativity, whether that’s developing a traditional media campaign or branching out into sculpture, sewing, or woodworking.
Alaska Business: What do you do in your free time?
Jontue Hollingsworth: I’m always trying to learn or build something; playing video games is probably the only mindless sort of thing I do, just for pure enjoyment. [Recently he’s been playing Red Dead Redemption.]
AB: Is there a skill you’re currently developing or have always wanted to learn?
Hollingsworth: I’d like to someday learn to speak another language. I had a go at learning Spanish and Polish, and I can pick out a few words in conversation, but it would be amazing if I could speak fluently.
AB: What is your go-to comfort food?
Hollingsworth: Baked macaroni from the Bahamas—like my mom makes—with a side of ribs.
AB: Other than your current career, if you were a child today, what would your dream job be?
Hollingsworth: Definitely an astronaut.
AB: What’s your favorite way to exercise?
Hollingsworth: P90X is always a staple for me, and I like lifting weights, but I also love to get outside for a run or walk on the [Tony Knowles] Coastal Trail.
AB: What’s the most daring thing that you’ve ever done?
Hollingsworth: When I sold everything and moved to Alaska; I didn’t have a job, I was just moving up here hoping to get a job. And I was here for not even a year and I did the same thing and moved to Australia for about a year. When I came back it was really humbling to be in the airport and all of my possessions were right by my side. I didn’t have a house or a car—my key chain was actually empty, I just had the key ring [he laughs].
AB: Dead or alive, who would you like to most see perform live in concert.
Hollingsworth: The Wu-Tang Clan, right around the release of their first album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
AB: What’s your greatest extravagance?
Hollingsworth: That’s pretty tough—I’m kind of a cheap guy. Well, not cheap, I like to say thrifty… but I recently did my taxes, and I found out that I spent a lot more than I thought on coffee.
AB: What is your best attribute and your worst attribute?
Hollingsworth: I like learning things, and I always keep an open mind: that’s my best. My worst is probably time management. I’m always working, which works out for my clients, but for the other people in my life, not so much. 
Images © Kerry Tasker