3) What are hidden talents you have that many may not know? In my downtime I like to create works of art with spray paint. I make multilayer stencil paintings, usually of superheroes, in my back room. I have actually sold three pieces of my work to people that have come in to fix a phone. I don't do it to make money and when I put them on display I didn't price them because I had not intended to sell them. The guests insisted and I ended up selling them my work. ***Make up 1 or 2 Questions of your own to flesh out the business and you. 1) About Me I am half Japanese half American. I was born in South Dakota, I know it strange, but my extended family is from Georgia (Dad's side) and Japan (Mom's side). My father was raised as a southern boy from Ringgold Georgia and my mother was raised a wealthy northern Japanese girl. My father joined the service (Air Force) and met my mother and the rest is history. I grew up on military bases all my childhood and learned a lot about dedication and discipline. My father is a well decorated Purple Heart Veteran, whom I am very proud of, and he made sure to raise me to be an honorable person. I think those lessons have helped run this business. It keeps me focused and it's also why I always give service members a discount. Military life isn't easy and they deserve a little something for the time they put it. I am somewhat bi-lingual, my Japanese is a bit rusty. I am well-travelled. I've been fortunate enough to visit or live in a lot of locations around the world and I hope to continue travelling and experiencing new things and cultures. I am married to an amazing woman, Kaitlyn, and we have three children. I have three daughters ages 6, 3 , and 1. They are my motivation to keep this business open. I want to make them proud and want to be able to provide for them. I work hard to do this. 2) This business EDR isn't the first business I have owned. Years ago I owned an tattoo shop. It was my first failed business and hopefully my only failed business. I learned so much in failure that it has helped me keep EDR open for nearly three years. I hope to keep this business running for many more years. All I can do from here on out is to hope that if i continue to live up to my company value's and treat every customer fairly and respectfully that people will continue to come to my store. I wasn't sure what else to say. I hope this is sufficient but if it is not please let me know and I will add more.. As for the photo, I am going to try to find a decent one and send it in a separate email.
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