Brian Whitney

It is a love-hate relationship, there is a glamor to it, there's an achievement, but the toll that takes on Brian Whitney personal and professional and marital life is significant.

It's impossible not to feel lonely on the road, you've got these massive peaks and valleys -- great meetings, great wins and great experiences, and the few times you can get away you're seeing amazing places, but then you realize you've got virtually nobody to share it with.

When I go on the road and I'm in Dubai or Adelaide, there's nobody else to drive carpool, handle ice-skating or a temper tantrum. There's nobody else to handle the bills, she has to do it all alone.

They've gamified the system to where you really want to earn that badge, you want to earn that diamond medallion level.

I have a six-year-old and we've got to the point now that she looks at me and tells me' I don't want you to go,'.