00:00Yeah. And I think that, you know, you, well, you have mentioned being very strategic with your words, but I
00:06even picked up on the fact that you say the people that work with me, not the people that work
00:11for me. And that goes so, so far. And I mean, that's one of the small strategic things that I
00:19put in place myself. It's never, you know, oh, that's my employee or whatever.
00:25And I always say, you know, a team member, a colleague, whatever. I just feel it goes back to that
00:31dignity. And, you know, without them, I couldn't do everything that I do. And I'm sure you feel the same
00:36way.
00:36One hundred percent. I believe in synergy, just like you do.
00:39Yeah, absolutely. So speaking of synergy and working with others, talk to me a little bit about legacy. I'm eager
00:49to hear what you have to say. So what do you think that word means and how are you creating
00:57a legacy for yourself?
00:59I believe that imitation is the best form of flattery besides imitating my Philly accent, which is one thing, and
01:06I'll excuse you for it.
01:07If I can pass along certain soft skills or certain ways to run a company and the sort of company
01:17culture that I've created here, then I've created that sort of legacy where people can pass along the wisdom over
01:26a fireside chat.
01:27That would be my legacy. Not written. I'd prefer that someone speaks my actions. If they want to embellish it,
01:36God bless you. That's amazing. Give me 55 big arms and I can breathe fire.
01:41But I want them to always keep the consistent theme. And that's the fact that I moved to this country.
01:51I'm a guest in this country. I took the time to learn the language, understand the culture and tradition so
01:58I could be embraced.
01:59The fact that I've been here since I was 27 and started my business 14 years ago. It's not for
02:06everybody and it's a different path. But the end result is happy. I won. The fact that I'm here today
02:16speaking with you and your amazing audience and sharing this story of hard work and grit and Casey, you and
02:24I are making it look easy.
02:25I mean, look at all the books behind you. I know you read each one. Of course you did. And
02:30so the most important thing is what happens off the camera and the sort of dedicated practice you and I
02:37have done to prepare ourselves, not just for your podcast today, but for life. It's not easy. You have to
02:45stick with it. There's many ways to make excuses, but really, at the end of the day, you've got to
02:50look at yourself in the mirror and you can't really spin it.
02:53And that would be my legacy just by showing the example and not cutting the corners. There are certain times
03:01I've been lucky and the stars were aligned and I got the breaks, but if somebody really just wants to
03:06peel back, this story is just about old school, the way my grandparents taught me.
03:11You don't buy it unless you don't buy it unless you don't buy it unless you can pay for it
03:14and you show up on time. You do what you need to do. There's no surprises, Casey, with the clients.
03:21You might think that we have the best relationship because all we're doing is batting a thousand. Not really. The
03:26best relationships are built is when there's an issue.
03:29You make a suggestion. You come to them immediately and you solve it. And that's when they know that you
03:36have a solidified relationship.
03:38It's when you cover it up, avoid it. You try to avoid talking in a certain way to give that
03:46sort of advice. That's when you start having trouble.
03:49Yeah. And so it's not really matured. It's just about relationship building and about expectations.
03:55Yeah, absolutely. So with you have mentioned the books and I'm curious.
04:00So, you know, when we're not in front of people and things of that nature, what for me, I could
04:10go like all over the place because I love to read and I used to hate reading.
04:15But what do you think is like the most important topic to read about as an entrepreneur?
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