Earthtiger Systems

Some years ago when I decided I wanted to start my own company again, I wanted to look for something original and unique under which to build my brand. A friend who has since gone her way as people often do helped me come up with the name ‘Earthtiger’ because it was a combination of two types of signs, an earth sign and a fire sign giving it balance in the eyes of the markets in which I am particularly interested, Asian markets.

Unbeknownst to me at the time, there actually is an animal called an earthtiger. It is a large hairy spider native to Asia and has been known to bring down birds. An interesting fellow, the Earth Tiger can grow to 6 to 9 inches in length and some males have been known to have 10″ leg spans. Calling upon my European heritage, I pulled two rampant tigers from heraldry and placed at their center the Holy Grail. I thought this fitting since I am in search of my own holy grail which is making my living working for myself by importing and exporting goods to and from Asia, selling things of real worth such as silver bullion and low glycemic index coconut sap sugar, and writing, writing about, and contributing to informational and training ebooks. The look of my icon as an eight legged chimaera was coincidental. Finding that there were indeed 8 legged Earthtigers out there was a happy event.