ASK ALEXANDRA

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME EVER?

That’s like asking Mrs. Duggar to name her favorite kid. If I have to choose just one, it’s Joe Blow bike pumps.

DO YOU SIT AROUND DOING BONG HITS ALL DAY?

No, but when I worked on naming the first cannabis breathalyzer for law enforcement, to better learn how the product worked, I signed up for a research study to “smoke weed for science.” Sponsored by my client, the study was conducted by lab technicians at San Francisco General Hospital. For our efforts, participants received a $250 Amazon gift card, and because they didn’t want us to drive there, we also received a $50 Uber gift card. After the study I had a serious case of the munchies. I took a Lyft home and used the gift card to order Uber Eats.

WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB?

Getting paid to eat chocolate. (I know, you thought it couldn’t get better than being paid to smoke weed.) Trying new food products before they hit the shelves is so exciting. I love when Frito-Lay sends a foil bag of new chips in the mail and we get to taste what we’re naming.

WHAT HAVEN’T YOU NAMED THAT YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO?

An island, country, or planet.

WHAT’S THE COOLEST THING YOU’VE EVER BEEN PAID TO NAME?

A baby!

WAS IT A CELEBRITY’S BABY?

No, but I did name something for a celebrity recently. Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez has a new TV show on CNBC called Back in the Game. He tapped me to be on the show to help name a business for former Baywatch and Charles in Charge star Nicole Eggert. Janice Pappas and I had a blast filming the show. We helped Nicole name her avocado toast food truck Avocado Addict.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRAG ABOUT?

The week before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Hello, My Name Is Awesome outranked The Art of the Deal on the Hudson News airport bookstores bestseller list.

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF YOUR PETS?

My spirit animal is a cat named Nooner.

DID YOU EVER GO WHITEWATER RAFTING WITH GLENN?

Eventually. But to get over my fear, I needed a considerable amount of coaxing and Valium.