>> [Inaudible] was, I've always been interested in business just because of growing up with,
you know, two entrepreneurs in the family.
It's always been in our life to be a part of some type of business making decisions.
And in high school I went to a business program, a [inaudible] program by my local high school
and so I learned accounting and finance, and that even got me more excited.
I started my freshman year of college actually up in Boston at Bentley College.
I did a semester there, heard Rollins kind of calling my name.
They were, you know, on my list, too, it was a very tough decision,
and I decided let's make the transfer.
So I moved back to Rollins and started here in my second semester, freshman year,
and after a year I decided, okay, I really want to get my MBA here.
So I immediately jumped into the 3/2 program, got back on track with that,
earning enough credits and everything to, you know, do the full-blown five year deal here.
So, basically both my parents were basically entrepreneurs all their lives.
My dad, he was also a fireman for 30 years and then he, during all that time,
he also started several nursery businesses, commercial horticulture, growing plants
and tree farms and all sorts down in south Florida.
And he's been doing that now for 43 years.
So, in order to keep up with all these businesses and other aspects that my dad did,
my mom started an accounting company, which basically managed all the books and finances
and all the business side of things of those entities.
And so after Rollins and then [inaudible] getting my MBA and a few years working
in corporate for Universal Orlando, I moved back home and basically took
over my mom's accounting business and now I'm working also with the nurseries.