Reflections on 25 Years As An Entrepreneur

When I was 10 years old, a family friend asked what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Without hesitation, I answered “self-employed.”

He laughed. “What kind of business will you own?”

“I don’t know that yet, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out.”

In November of 1995 I moved to Palmetto, Florida, and began selling promotional products through another company. Palmetto was in Manatee County, and at the time, people only did business with people they knew or people they heard about. Since no one knew me, I had to be someone they heard about.