Age: Older than I look. Profession: Real estate investor. Organization: American Self Storage / American Real Estate. Title: CEO. Pronouns: He, Him/His. Significant other: My wife, Faith. Languages spoken: English and Spanish.
Current project: Suneagles Golf Club. Latest accomplishment: Successfully procuring an advanced exoskeleton device for a paralyzed IDF soldier. Latest contribution to others: Dedicating time to board service supporting both cancer philanthropy and the State of Israel. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Pioneering the self-storage industry more than 50 years ago. Hobbies: Golf, tennis, boating, and fishing. Recent travel or adventure: Ukraine to help feed and support people suffering from starvation. Recent unique acquisition: Suneagles Golf Club.
What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Loyal. Moral compass: Instinct and intuition, I trust my gut to tell me what’s right. How do you define a perfect friendship? Nonjudgmental, you can be fully yourself, without fear of criticism or comparison. How do you define an ideal business relationship? People who share your enthusiasm, integrity, and vision. What is your greatest joy? Making my wife, Faith, happy. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Investing in businesses, people, or ideas. What is at the top of your bucket list? The Orient. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? The ocean. There’s something about being near the water that instantly relaxes me.
What was your first paying job? Selling eggs door-to-door. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My deceased Uncle Alvin. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Don’t eat yellow snow. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Never look at what the other person is getting in the deal. Look at what you are getting. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? Chabad. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? The holocaust.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Far less antisemitism and a genuine, lasting peace.
What message do you want to send out into the world? love thy neighbor and be kind at all times. What widely held belief do you reject? We are alone in this universe.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Jesus Christ and Moses. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A doctor. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Nothing else matters. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my wife, Faith, doing whatever she wanted to do. What advice would you give your younger self? Always be patient. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The evening I married Faith. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? College: I should have gone to law school.
Personal mission: Safety for the State of Israel. Personal motto: Live life to the fullest. Desired epitaph: To know him was to love him.
