Growing up in the Midwest in Columbus, Ohio, I watched my dad and uncle work every day. My uncle was a real estate investor and my dad a general contractor. My grandfather, an Italian immigrant who came through Ellis Island, was also an entrepreneur. I was a Girl Scout until I was 18, co-captain of our field hockey team, and a member of the student council.
I wasn’t the silver spoon type of kid, nonetheless, I never went without.
I grew up in the suburbs, went to public school then attended a private university.
Looking back, I was grateful for privileges like attending our school marine biology trip and even traveling to Europe on a high school history trip.
Sadly, during my senior year of high school, my father passed away due to lung cancer.
I majored in communications during college and received a community service scholarship from Wittenberg University. I then studied conscious capitalism at Georgetown’s Fund for American studies program, Institute on philanthropy, and voluntary service. I was so grateful for the opportunity to attend college without worrying about student debt…
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