After spending some time in the finance world I discovered that I was more invested in social innovation and education. What drew me to this world was how it could be used as a platform to effect positive social development and change. I have an overall tendency to emphasize the positive points of the past to consider each person and event as they are, uncolored and unburdened by the weight of the years. My cosmopolitan background teaches me that to know a person is to break bread with them. And, so each time I get to know someone, I don't place the importance on where they are from or the language they speak. Instead, we sit down to a meal, I listen and we talk. And as we share this meal, I take the time to really make the acquaintance and get a sense of the person. My professional approach as an award winning producer mirrors these lessons. However, most notably, I am what I stand for, in my career as well as in my life as an individual, a father, a son and a friend.