Mark Steven Porro was born and raised in New Jersey. He enjoyed having the freedom to pursue what he wanted. He loved the arts as a kid growing up influenced by his mother. He went on to Ohio State Un

Shawne Merriman was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Prince Georges County, Maryland in a very rough neighborhood. It was near the muder capital of the world for five years! His coaches were th

Eddie Speed was born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi where he grew up just outside of Jackson to be a cowboy. He attended vo techin high school. He moved to Fort Worth to live with hissister and went to

Lane Kawaoka was born in California and raised in Hawaii where he lives and works today. More about Lane:After 12 years as aLicensed Professional (PE)Civil/Industrial Engineer, I fired the boss and

Kitty Bogle-Sherman and her sister Coco were born and raised in Longview, Texas. After time away, they have both movedback with their families. They wanted to get into business together and they were

Zack Ellison was born and raised in the Brookline, Massachusetts area. He received a tremendous education even though they struggled financially. All credit due to his mom who made it happen. He enjoy

Joe Apfelbaum was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and his mom was the most influential personto him growing up. He enjoyed math and science in school and after high school he attended school an

H. L. Howard was born and raised in China where he loved to read. He had access to a room that was full of books growing up. It captured his imagination and he is very grateful for the opportunity. He

Hannah McKitrick was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grewup just south of Boston. The beach was her favorite destination growing up. She had a passion for food and cooking from early on. That passi

Jeff Hoffman was born and raised in Arizona to a single mom with three jobs and four kids. According to Jeff, he and his siblingsnever felt like they were struggling financially, hecreditshis mom t