I was raised in Tampa, Florida, where my parents ran an Italian butcher and deli shop. So, my work ethic started at a young age. I swept the floors and helped out where I could. Sometimes, it meant staying up late to get the job done. I got my first paying job at age 12 at the local mall, managing a kiosk where I sold software. This is the job
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When I graduated college, I realized I had a choice: suit and tie or construction boots. I chose the latter. Subconsciously, this may have been my first step toward becoming an entrepreneur and eventually the founder of Walnut Street Finance. I wouldn’t say that my career path was always a calculated journey. Sometimes I just plowed ahead toward what I thought would bring success. But one thing I did consistently
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Drive, thick skin and a customer-focused approach propelled Brandon Guzman’s quick rise in the industry. You could say I grew up fast. I was a latchkey kid from Puerto Rico with a single mom. I didn’t have any rules. If anything, that fueled my drive to create something, succeed at something. After moving to Cleveland, Ohio, with my mother, I attended a local Catholic school and was always searching for
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Self-challenge leads to a lifetime of opportunity. Someone once asked me how I view my success. After thinking about it, I replied that success is a journey of self-exploration and of constantly challenging one’s self. If you improve, good things happen. If you don’t challenge yourself, life is boring. My journey began in 1993 at the Indian Institute of Technology, where I had dual majors—chemical engineering and computer science. My
Read MoreDon Wenner has enjoyed many successes, but it all started with an unexpected opportunity that he accepted. Sometimes the most life changing events are those that occur when least expected. That’s exactly what happened to entrepreneur Don Wenner when he was introduced to the world of real estate as a young college student. Once that introduction was made, Wenner became obsessed with real estate, determined to build his knowledge of
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Greg Rand watched his mother work hard to build her real estate business, even though realtors often didn’t get much appreciation. He was determined to change that image. By Greg Rand My earliest business memories are related to real estate because my mom, Marsha Rand, launched her real estate career when I was in elementary school. She went from a rookie agent to a top producer, to a branch manager
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