Alex Wagman was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He first started compiling a bucket list at the age of ten, but didn't start checking anything off until his senior year of high school, when he decided to take a picture every day for a year. This goal encouraged him to be persistent about finding adventure in everything, and it showed him just how much spontaneity a single day can hold.