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Meet Chris Burgett

Today we’d like to introduce you to Chris Burgett.

Chris, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
πš‚πš˜πš–πšŽπš˜πš—πšŽ πšŒπš•πš˜πšœπšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πš–πšŽ πšπš˜πš•πš πš–πšŽ 𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš 𝚝𝚘 πš˜πš™πšŽπš— πšžπš™ πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš–πš’πšœπšŽπš•πš πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš–πš’ πšπš›πš’πšŠπš•πšœ, πš–πš’ πšπš›πš’πš‹πšžπš•πšŠπšπš’πš˜πš—πšœ πšŠπš—πš πš–πš’ πšžπš™πš‹πš›πš’πš—πšπš’πš—πš πš‹πšŽπšŒπšŠπšžπšœπšŽ β€œπš™πšŽπš˜πš™πš•πšŽ πšŠπš›πšŽ πšœπšπšŠπš›πšπš’πš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πš—πš˜πšπš’πšŒπšŽ 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšŠπš—πš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš—πšŽπšŽπš 𝚝𝚘 πš•πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽπš– πš’πš— πš˜πš— πš πš‘πš˜ 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšŠπš›πšŽ. π™»πšŽπš πš™πšŽπš˜πš™πš•πšŽ πš’πš— πš˜πš— πš’πš˜πšžπš› πšœπšπš˜πš›πš’, πš πš‘πš˜ 𝙸 πšŠπš–, πšŠπš—πš πš‘πš˜πš  𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πš’πšœ πš™πš˜πš’πš—πš πš’πš— πš–πš’ πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŽπš’.β€œ
πš‚πš˜, πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽπšœ 𝚊 πš•πš’πšπšπš•πšŽ πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš–πšŽ.

𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš‹πš˜πš›πš— πš’πš— πš‚πš. π™»πš˜πšžπš’πšœ, π™Όπš’πšœπšœπš˜πšžπš›πš’. π™Έπš– πšπš‘πšŽ πš’πš˜πšžπš—πšπšŽπšœπš πšœπš˜πš— 𝚘𝚏 πšπš˜πšžπš› πšœπš’πš‹πš•πš’πš—πšπšœ. π™Όπš’ π™΅πšŠπšπš‘πšŽπš› πš’πšœ π™±πš•πšŠπšŒπš”, πš–πš’ π™Όπš˜πš– πš’πšœ π™΅πš’πš•πš’πš™πš’πš—πš˜ πšŠπš—πš πš•πš˜πš˜πš”πš’πš—πš 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚒 πšπš›πš˜πš– πšŒπš›πš’πš–πšŽ (πš–πšžπš›πšπšŽπš› πšŒπšŠπš™πš’πšπšŠπš• 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πš–πšŽ), πšπš›πšžπšπšœ, πšŠπš—πš πšπšŠπš—πšπšœ 𝚠𝚎 πšœπš˜πš–πšŽπš‘πš˜πš  πš‹πš’ πšŒπš‘πšŠπš—πšŒπšŽ πšŽπš—πšπšŽπš πšžπš™ πš–πš˜πšŸπš’πš—πš πš’πš—πšπš˜ πšπš‘πšŽ πš πšŽπšŠπš•πšπš‘πš’πšŽπšœπš πšŒπš’πšπš’ πš’πš— π™ΆπšŽπš˜πš›πšπš’πšŠ- π™°πš•πš™πš‘πšŠπš›πšŽπšπšπšŠ πš‹πšžπš πšπš˜πš—πš 𝚐𝚎𝚝 πš’πš πšŒπš˜πš—πšπšžπšœπšŽπš 𝚠𝚎 πšπš’πšπš—πš πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ πš–πš˜πš—πšŽπš’. πšƒπš‘πšŽ πšŒπš’πšπš’ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš™πš›πšŽπšπš˜πš–πš’πš—πšŠπš—πšπš•πš’ πš†πš‘πš’πšπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš’πšπšœ πš πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ 𝙸 πš•πšŽπšŠπš›πš—πšŽπš 𝚊 πš•πš˜πš πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš›πšŠπšŒπš’πšœπš– πšŠπš—πš πšŒπš˜πš–πš–πšžπš—πš’πšŒπšŠπšπš’πš—πš πšŽπšπšπšŽπšŒπšπš’πšŸπšŽπš•πš’ πš πš’πšπš‘ πš™πšŽπš˜πš™πš•πšŽ πš˜πšžπšπšœπš’πšπšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ β€œπ™±πš•πšŠπšŒπš”β€œ πšŒπšžπš•πšπšžπš›πšŽ.

π™Όπš’ πšπš’πš›πšœπš πš•πš˜πšŸπšŽ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšœπš”πšŠπšπšŽπš‹πš˜πšŠπš›πšπš’πš—πš, 𝚠𝚎 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘 πšœπš”πšŠπšπšŽ πš πš’πšπš‘ πšƒπš˜πš—πš’ π™·πšŠπš πš” πš‹πšŽπšπš˜πš›πšŽ πš‘πšŽ πš–πšŠπšπšŽ πš’πš πš‹πš’πš, πš‹πšžπš πš‹πšŠπšœπš”πšŽπšπš‹πšŠπš•πš• πš’πšœ πš πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ 𝙸 πš•πšŽπšŠπš›πš—πšŽπš πš‘πš˜πš  𝚝𝚘 πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πšŽπšπšŽ. 𝙸 πš™πš•πšŠπš’πšŽπš πš‘πš’πšπš‘ πšœπšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš• πšπš˜πš˜πšπš‹πšŠπš•πš• πšŠπš—πš πš‹πšŠπšœπš”πšŽπšπš‹πšŠπš•πš• 𝚊𝚝 π™²πš‘πšŠπšπšπšŠπš‘πš˜πš˜πšŒπš‘πšŽπšŽ π™·πš’πšπš‘ πš‚πšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš• πšŠπš—πš πš™πš•πšŠπš’πšŽπš πš…πšŠπš›πšœπš’πšπš’ 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 πšœπš˜πš™πš‘πš˜πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ. 𝙸 πšπš’πšπš—πš πšœπšπšŠπš›πš 𝚊𝚝 πšπšžπš—πš—πš’πš—πš πš‹πšŠπšŒπš” πšžπš—πšπš’πš• πš’ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 π™Ήπšžπš—πš’πš˜πš› πš–πš’πš-πšœπšŽπšŠπšœπš˜πš— πšŠπšπšπšŽπš› πš˜πšžπš› πšœπšπšŠπš›πšπš’πš—πš πš›πšžπš—πš—πš’πš—πš πš‹πšŠπšŒπš” 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πš–πšŽ πšœπšžπšπšπšŽπš›πšŽπš πšŠπš—πš πš’πš—πš“πšžπš›πš’ πšŠπš—πš πšπš‘πšŽπš— πšπš‘πšŠπšπšœ πšŠπš•πš• πšœπš‘πšŽ πš πš›πš˜πšπšŽ.

𝙸 πš•πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ Atlanta πš›πšŽπšπš’πš˜πš— πš’πš— πš›πšžπšœπš‘πš’πš—πš πšŠπš—πš πšŠπš•πš• πš™πšžπš›πš™πš˜πšœπšŽ πš’πšŠπš›πšπšœ πšŠπš—πš πšπš˜πšžπšŒπš‘πšπš˜πš πš—πšœ πš–πš’ πšœπšŽπš—πš’πš˜πš› πš’πšŽπšŠπš› πšŠπš—πš πšŠπš•πšœπš˜ πš–πš’πšœπšœπšŽπš 𝚝𝚠𝚘 πšπšŠπš–πšŽπšœ πšπš˜πš› πšπš‘πšŽ πš›πšŽπšŒπš˜πš›πš. 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 πšœπšŽπš•πšŽπšŒπšπšŽπš 𝚝𝚘 π™°πš•πš•-πšπšŽπšπš’πš˜πš— πšŠπš—πš π™°πš•πš•-πš‚πšπšŠπšπšŽ πšπšŽπšŠπš–πšœ πš–πš’ πšœπšŽπš—πš’πš˜πš› πš’πšŽπšŠπš› πšŠπš—πš 𝚠𝚎 πš•πš˜πšœπš 𝚝𝚘 π™±πš›πšžπš—πšœπš πš’πšŒπš” π™·πš’πšπš‘ πš‚πšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš• πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽ π™ΆπšŽπš˜πš›πšπš’πšŠ π™³πš˜πš–πšŽ πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπšŽπš–πš’-πšπš’πš—πšŠπš•πšœ. 𝙸 πš‹πš•πšŠπš–πšŽ πš’πš πš˜πš— 𝚊 πš‘πš˜πš›πš›πš’πš‹πš•πšŽ πšœπšŒπš˜πšžπšπš’πš—πš πš›πšŽπš™πš˜πš›πš.

πš†πšŠπš—πšπš’πš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πš™πš•πšŠπš’ 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 πš–πšŠπš“πš˜πš› πš•πšŽπšŸπšŽπš• πšŠπš—πš πšŽπš•πš’πšπšŽ πš‚π™΄π™² πšœπšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš•, 𝙸 πš™πšŠπšœπšœπšŽπš πš˜πšŸπšŽπš› πšœπš–πšŠπš•πš•πšŽπš› πšœπšŒπš‘πš˜πš•πšŠπš›πšœπš‘πš’πš™ πš˜πš™πš™πš˜πš›πšπšžπš—πš’πšπš’πšŽπšœ πšŠπš—πš πš‘πšŠπš πš–πš’ πš‘πšŽπšŠπš›πš 𝚜𝚎𝚝 πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πš„πš—πš’πšŸπšŽπš›πšœπš’πšπš’ 𝚘𝚏 π™ΆπšŽπš˜πš›πšπš’πšŠ. π™°πšπšπšŽπš› πšŠπšπšπšŽπš—πšπš’πš—πš 𝚊 πš™πš›πšŽπš™ πšœπšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš•, π™·πšŠπš›πšπš›πšŠπšŸπšŽ π™Όπš’πš•πš’πšπšŠπš›πš’ π™°πšŒπšŠπšπšŽπš–πš’ 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 πš–πš’ π™°π™²πšƒ/πš‚π™°πšƒ πšœπšŒπš˜πš›πšŽπšœ πšžπš™, πšŒπš˜πš–πšŽ πš‘πšŽπš•πš• πš˜πš› πš‘πš’πšπš‘ πš πšŠπšπšŽπš› 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšπš˜πš’πš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πš πšŠπš•πš”-πš˜πš— 𝚝𝚘 πš–πš’ πšπš›πšŽπšŠπš– πšœπšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš• πšŠπš—πš πš–πšŠπš”πšŽ πš’πš. (π™·πš’πš—πš: π™ΈπšŸπšŽ πšŠπš•πš πšŠπš’πšœ πš‹πšŽπšŽπš— πšŠπš— πšžπš—πšπšŽπš›πšπš˜πš πšŠπš—πš πš’πšπšœ 𝚊 πšœπš˜πšžπš›πšŒπšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πšŽπš—πšŽπš›πšπš’ πšπš˜πš› πš–πšŽ. πšƒπšŽπš•πš• πš–πšŽ 𝙸 πšŒπšŠπš—πš πšŠπš—πš 𝙸 πš πš’πš•πš•.)

𝙸 πšŽπšŠπš›πš—πšŽπš 𝚊 πš™πšŽπš›πš–πšŠπš—πšŽπš—πš πšœπš™πš˜πš πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšπšŽπšŠπš– πšŠπš—πš πš•πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ πšπšŽπšŠπš– πš’πš— πš”πš’πšŒπš” 𝚘𝚏𝚏 πšπšŠπšŒπš”πš•πšŽπšœ 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚁𝚎𝚍 πš‚πš‘πš’πš›πš πšπš›πšŽπšœπš‘πš–πšŠπš—. 𝙸 πšœπšπšŠπš›πšπšŽπš πš˜πš— πšœπš™πšŽπšŒπš’πšŠπš• πšπšŽπšŠπš–πšœ πšπš˜πš› 𝟹𝟽 πšπšŠπš–πšŽπšœ πšπš˜πš› πšπš‘πšŽ πš„πš—πš’πšŸπšŽπš›πšœπš’πšπš’ 𝚘𝚏 π™ΆπšŽπš˜πš›πšπš’πšŠ πšŠπš—πš πš›πšŽπšŒπš’πšŽπšŸπšŽπš 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 πšŠπšŒπšŒπš˜πš•πšŠπšπšŽπšœ, πš‹πšžπš 𝙸 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ 𝚜𝚊𝚒 πšŠπš•πš• πšπš‘πš’πšœ 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚒: 𝙸 πšπš’πšπš—πš πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 πš”πš—πš˜πš  πš–πš’πšœπšŽπš•πš, πš•πš˜πšŸπšŽ πš–πš’πšœπšŽπš•πš, πš˜πš› πš•πšŽπšŠπš›πš— πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš–πš’ π™Άπš˜πš πšπš’πšŸπšŽπš— πšπš’πšπšπšœ πšžπš—πšπš’πš• πšπš‘πšŽ πš™πš›πš’πšŸπšŠπšπšŽ πš‘πš˜πšπšŽπš•πšœ, πšŒπš‘πšŠπš›πšπšŽπš›πšŽπš πš™πš•πšŠπš—πšŽ πšπš›πš’πš™πšœ, πš‹πšžπšœ πš›πš’πšπšŽπšœ, πšŠπš—πš πš™πš˜πš•πš’πšŒπšŽ πšŽπšœπšŒπš˜πš›πšπšŽπš πšŽπš—πšŒπš˜πš›πšŽ πšœπšπš˜πš™πš™πšŽπš.

π™°πšπšπšŽπš› πšπš˜πš˜πšπš‹πšŠπš•πš• πšŠπš—πš πšπš‘πšŽ πšŒπš•πšŽπšŠπšπšœ πšŒπšŠπš–πšŽ 𝚘𝚏𝚏, 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšπš›πš˜πš πš—πš’πš—πš πš’πš— πšπš’πšœπš™πšŠπš’πš›. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš‘πšŽπšŠπš›πšπš‹πš›πš˜πš”πšŽπš— πš πš’πšπš‘πš˜πšžπš 𝚊 πšπšŽπšŠπš– πšœπšπš›πšžπšŒπšπšžπš›πšŽ πšŠπš›πš˜πšžπš—πš πš–πšŽ, πšŽπš‘πšπš›πšŽπš–πšŽπš•πš’ πšπšŽπš™πš›πšŽπšœπšœπšŽπš, πšπš›πšžπšœπšπš›πšŠπšπšŽπš, πšŠπš—πš πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πš•πšŽπšπšŽπš•πš’ πš•πš˜πšœπš πšπš˜πš› πšŠπš•πš–πš˜πšœπš 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ πš•πš’πšπšŽ. 𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš πš•πš˜πšœπš πš–πš’ πš™πšžπš›πš™πš˜πšœπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš–πš’ πš’πšπšŽπš—πšπš’πšπš’. πšƒπš‘πš’πšœ πš’πšœ πš πš‘πš’ π™Έπš– 𝚜𝚘 πš‹πš’πš πš˜πš— πšŒπš˜πš•πš•πšŠπš‹πš˜πš›πšŠπšπš’πš˜πš—πšœ.

πš‚πš˜, 𝙸 πš πšŽπš—πš πš‹πšŠπšŒπš” 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš›πšŠπš πš’πš—πš πš‹πš˜πšŠπš›πš-πš•πš’πšπšŽπš›πšŠπš•πš•πš’. 𝙸 πšœπšπšŠπš›πšπšŽπš πšπš˜πšžπš‹πš•πš’πš—πš πšπš˜πš πš— πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš‘πš’πš—πšπšœ 𝙸 πšπš’πš 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 πšŒπš‘πš’πš•πš πšŠπš—πš πš‹πšŽπšπš’πš— 𝚝𝚘 πš›πšŽπš’πš—πšŸπšŽπš—πš πš–πš’πšœπšŽπš•πš πšπš‘πš’πšœ πšπš’πš–πšŽ πš πš’πšπš‘ 𝚊 πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πšžπšπšŽπš› πšŠπš—πš πš–πš˜πšžπšœπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš—πš˜πš πšŒπš˜πš•πš˜πš›πšŽπš πš™πšŽπš—πšŒπš’πš•πšœ. 𝙸 πš”πš—πšŽπš  𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πš—πš πšœπš˜πš–πšŽπšπš‘πš’πš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πš–πšŠπšπšŒπš‘ πš–πš’ πš™πšŠπšœπšœπš’πš˜πš—πšœ πšŠπš—πš πšπšŽπšœπš’πš›πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πšŽπšπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πšŒπš›πšŽπšŠπšπš’πšŸπšŽ πšπšŽπšœπš’πšπš— πšŠπš—πš πš–πšŠπš›πš”πšŽπšπš’πš—πš 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš–πš’ πšπš’πšŒπš”πšŽπš 𝚘𝚞𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πš‘πš˜πš•πšŽ.
π™Έπš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπšŽπšŽπš• πš•πš˜πšœπš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πš—πš πšœπš˜πš–πšŽπšπš‘πš’πš—πš πšπš‘πšŠπš πš–πšŠπš”πšŽπšœ 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπš›πšžπš•πš’ πš‘πšŠπš™πš™πš’ 𝚝𝚘 πšŽπšŠπš›πš— 𝚊 πš•πš’πšŸπš’πš—πš πš˜πš› πš•πš’πšπšŽ πš πš’πš•πš• πš‹πšŽπšŒπš˜πš–πšŽ πš–πšžπš—πšπšŠπš—πšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš–πš’πšœπšŽπš›πšŠπš‹πš•πšŽ. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πšπš‘πš πš•πš’πš”πšŽ 𝚊 πš πš˜πšžπš—πšπšŽπš 𝚍𝚘𝚐 πšŠπš—πš πšπš’πš πš’πš˜πšžπš›πšœπšŽπš•πš 𝚘𝚞𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πš–πšžπš.

π™½πš˜πš , πš•πšŽπšπšœ πš•πšŽπšŠπš›πš— πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš πš‘πš˜ π™ΈπšŸπšŽ πš‹πšŽπšŒπš˜πš–πšŽ. πšƒπš‘πš›πš˜πšžπšπš‘ πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πš›πšŽ 𝙸 πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ πšπš›πš˜πš πš—. 𝙸 πšŠπš– πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš˜πšžπš—πšπšŽπš› 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 πšπš›πš˜πš πš’πš—πš πš—πš˜πš—-πš™πš›πš˜πšπš’πš πšπšŽπšπš’πšŒπšŠπšπšŽπš πšŠπš—πš πš’πš— πš‘πš˜πš—πš˜πš› 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ πš‘πš’πšπš‘ πšœπšŒπš‘πš˜πš˜πš• πš›πš’πšŸπšŠπš•, πšŒπš˜πš•πš•πšŽπšπšŽ πš›πš˜πš˜πš–πš–πšŠπšπšŽ, πšŠπš—πš πš›πšŽπšœπšπš’πš—πš πšπš›πš’πšŽπš—πš – π™ΏπšŠπšžπš• π™Ύπš•πš’πšŸπšŽπš›, 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 πš˜πš— πš“πšžπšœπš πšπš‘πš˜πšœπšŽ πšπš‘πš’πš—πšπšœ πš’ πš–πšŽπš—πšπš’πš˜πš— -πš–πšŽπš—πšπšŠπš• πš‘πšŽπšŠπš•πšπš‘, πš™πš˜πšœπš’πšπš’πšŸπšŽ πšœπš˜πš•πšžπšπš’πš˜πš—πšœ, πšŠπš—πš πš™πšžπš‹πš•πš’πšŒ πšŠπš πšŠπš›πšŽπš—πšŽπšœπšœ. πš‚πšžπš™πš™πš˜πš›πšπš’πš—πš πš™πšŽπš˜πš™πš•πšŽ πš‹πšŠπšπšπš•πš’πš—πš πš πš’πšπš‘ π™²πšƒπ™΄, π™Ώπšƒπš‚π™³, πšŠπš—πš‘πš’πšŽπšπš’ πšŠπš—πš πšπšŽπš™πš›πšŽπšœπšœπš’πš˜πš—- πš’πš— πš πš‘πš’πšŒπš‘ 𝙸 πšŠπš– πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πš™πš›πš˜πšŒπšŽπšœπšœ 𝚘𝚏 πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πš•πšŽπšπšŽπš•πš’ πš›πšŽπš‹πšžπš’πš•πšπš’πš—πš. π™΄πš‘πšŒπš’πšπš’πš—πš πš—πšŽπš πšœ 𝚝𝚘 πšŒπš˜πš–πšŽ πšœπš˜πš˜πš—!

𝙸 πšŠπš•πšœπš˜ πš›πšŽπšŒπšŽπš—πšπš•πš’ πšŽπšŠπš›πš—πšŽπš πš˜πš πš—πšŽπš›πšœπš‘πš’πš™ 𝚘𝚏 @πšžπšπšŠπšπš˜πš˜πšπš‹πšŠπš•πš•πš—πšŽπš πšœ (ugafbnews.com), πšπš‘πšŽ πš—πšžπš–πš‹πšŽπš› 𝟷 πšπš˜πš˜πšπš‹πšŠπš•πš• πš–πšŽπšπš’πšŠ πš˜πšžπšπš•πšŽπš πšπš˜πš› πšŽπšŸπšŽπš›πš’πšπš‘πš’πš—πš πš›πšŽπš•πšŠπšπšŽπš 𝚝𝚘 UGA Football. π™³πš˜πšžπš‹πš πš’πš? π™»πšŽπšπšœ πšœπš’πš πšπš˜πš πš— πšŠπš—πš πšπš’πšœπšŒπšžπšœπšœ πšπš‘πšŽ 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜 πšŠπš—πš 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚊 πšŠπš—πš πš‘πš˜πš  𝚠𝚎 πšŒπšŠπš— πš‘πšŽπš•πš™ πš’πš˜πšžπš› πš„π™Άπ™° 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πšŠπš—πš’. π™°πš•πšœπš˜, πš πš’πšπš‘ 𝚊 πš™πšŠπšœπšœπš’πš˜πš— πšπš˜πš› πšŒπš˜πš–πšπš˜πš›πš, πšŠπšŒπšπš’πšŸπšŽπš πšŽπšŠπš›, πšŠπš—πš πš˜πšžπšπšπš˜πš˜πš› πš•πš’πšŸπš’πš—πš, 𝙸 πšŠπš•πšœπš˜ πš›πšŽπšŒπšŽπš—πšπš•πš’ πš•πšŠπšžπš—πšŒπš‘πšŽπš 𝚊 πšŒπš•πš˜πšπš‘πš’πš—πš πš‹πš›πšŠπš—πš πš πš’πšπš‘ πš–πš’ πš‹πš›πš˜πšπš‘πšŽπš› πšŠπš—πš πš„π™Άπ™° πšπš˜πš˜πšπš‹πšŠπš•πš• πšπšŽπšŠπš–πš–πšŠπšπšŽ called tribleprints.com.

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
I don’t believe anybody gets out of life with a smooth road. There are always going to be some difficult times somehow somewhere along the journey. A lot of my personal struggles have been with dealing with the failures of obtaining childhood dreams and having to find a way to navigate and create a new path for myself.Β As a high-level football student-athlete for the majority of my life, I was hardpressed on remaining an athlete after graduating college, but there weren’t many options for me to continue the sport I loved. Some of my biggest struggles were finding self-worth again post my football career. Really exploring the depths of my brain and dissecting what I could do in life to make a difference and also keep myself motivated and happy.

I spent over a decade of my life exploring and finding myself after a life of athletics. Truly analyzing my strengths and weaknesses and what I could do to make a living outside of the game of football. This process came with a lot of personal struggles, but through the pain comes pleasure. I finally started to land jobs, assignments, and opportunities within my field of choice. I believe life is all about finding yourself. If we aren’t spending every waking minute doing things that make us happy I don’t believe we are living a life worth living. You have to dig deep in life to find your mission in life and I finally believe my visions are starting to become a reality. I am hopeful and confident about the path I am on now, but it took a lot of dark times to find the light. I encourage everybody to keep going even when you get knocked down.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I consider myself a visionary. I am extremely passionate about connecting people and ideas to make them a reality. As a well-rounded individual, I have never really had a difficult time connecting with someone on a deeper level. As everybody is equipped with personal gifts, I’m confident that some of my best traits are relatability, the ability to analyze and find ways to make the pieces work together. Finding commonalities to bring different parties together in a mutually beneficial and advantageous way is something I am confident with.

I am most proud of being an active father in my son’s life. Parenthood has opened up a new corridor for me I never knew existed inside of myself. It’s taught me so much more about accountability, truly being present, and understanding how every action has an equal and opposite reaction that has been defined and realized because I have little eyes on me now looking up to me to lead them down the right path.

I believe something that sets me apart from others is my drive, compassion, and motivation to win in the game of life. Being an underdog the majority of my life, has lit a fire inside of me that wakes me up early in the morning and drives me throughout the day to be active physically, mentally, and spiritually. A life without balance inside of those three hemispheres can lead to chaotic consequences. I’m not saying I’ve figured out everything, but I understand that balance and inner peace are paramount for a successful career and life.

So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
The thing that matters the most to me in life and in business the most is making sure that my mission is carried out on this planet. I’ve learned with compassion and understanding you can achieve a lot in a team-oriented atmosphere. I have a huge philanthropic heart and every day I find ways to build up the long-term game plan of bringing happiness to other people’s lives.

As a non-profit founder of The Oliver Tree Foundation.org, I am navigating ways to affect people positively dealing with mental and physical well-being. Through this Atlanta-based nonprofit, I plan on obtaining specified programs and goals to uplift people through exciting programs providing work and leisure activities to alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression. The programs will be centered around things that matter the most to those individuals and not what the world wants from you.

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