Home: Stamford, CT. Age: 35. Birthplace: Stamford, CT. Profession: Small business owner, real estate investor. Significant other: Riley. Alma mater: University of Connecticut. Languages spoken: English and Spanish.
Recent professional development: Bought two businesses a month apart (a dog grooming salon and a laundromat). Hobbies: Motorcycles, boxing, books; cigars are a passion. Recent travel or adventure: Skydiving. Last book read: The Stable Boy of Auschwitz, by Henry Oster. Recently viewed and recommended: Peaky Blinders.
How do you define a perfect friendship? Mutual effort to hang out and talk; there for the highs and lows; open and honest. What is your greatest joy? Watching my son grow and learn new things. What is your greatest fear? Failing as a father. What is your guilty pleasure? Fudge brownies. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Motorcycles and motorcycle track days, by far. What is at the top of your bucket list? Great white shark diving, which I’d like to do this for my fortieth birthday. How do you relieve stress? Taking my dog on a long walk and weightlifting. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Sun, pool, a good margarita and cigars.
What was your favorite college course? Adolescent Psychology. What book have you repeatedly read? The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. What movie have you repeatedly watched? The Town. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Buy your wife flowers just because. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Not all debt is created equal and learn the power of leverage. What is your favorite app? Calimoto, which gives the best scenic routes for motorcycle rides. What is your go-to source of news and information? Morning Brew and Yahoo Finance.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Give a compliment to a stranger, it will make their day.
What message do you want to send out into the world? None of us are getting out of here alive, so enjoy the guilty pleasures in life. What widely held belief do you reject? That good always prevails.
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Tom Hardy. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandfather. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My motorcycles. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? In Aruba with my immediate family and our golden retriever. What advice would you give your younger self? Focus on your grades; you can always party with friends later. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? My wedding day. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? The first two years of high school. I would really focus on my grades.
Personal motto: Not every day will be a good day, and that’s ok.
