LFLA is one of the most competitive lacrosse clubs in the Bay Area, teaching youth players the advanced skills needed to succeed at the next level of high school lacrosse and competitive travel teams.

When home on summer, fall and winter breaks from college I would immediately jump into working for our family-owned and operated restaurant as a server and bartender. I loved the fast-paced environment and the incredibly loyal customer base we have been able to cultivate.While the money was great, I loved interacting with all new and existing customers and quickly earned a reputation for my ability to take and disgruntled customer and turn them into a customer for life.

I founded a restaurant consulting firm with my dad. Together, we helped a Midwestern hotel group open a chef-driven restaurant concept with a focus on local ingredients being prepared at the highest level. We wove local elements throughout the restaurant, including a craft beer program and custom cocktail program sourced exclusively from the state of Iowa.

Lived, worked and played Box Lacrosse with The Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne Reserve No. 15 on the border of New York and Canada.I went to live with one of my best friends and one of the best lacrosse players in the world who is a Mohawk Indian. While I worked to support myself and helped his grandmother grow her small cafe to a popular breakfast and lunch destination, I also played for the local semi-professional box lacrosse team. Native Americans invented the sport of lacrosse as a means of not only play, but more importantly utilized it to settle disputes between warring tribes and heal the sick. It is for this reason referred to as "The Medicine Game" by Native American communities everywhere.It was a once in a lifetime experience and I got more out of it than I could have possibly imagined, including my beloved dog Nala, who is still with me to this day!

"BBQ so good it makes you wanna Slap Yo Pappy!"That was the endearing slogan at the popular Evanston BBQ hangout that closed its doors in 2012 after giving Northwestern students and North Shore professionals a place to enjoy some honky tunes and southern soul food for over 20 years.I spent the summer after my Freshman year of college taking inventory for all food-related products, placing the necessary orders with their respective vendors and, being that they did not offer delivery at the time, rented a truck, picked up, delivered and consolidated all orders for Restaurant Depot. I was lucky enough to meet a young entrepreneur while there one day who was in the process of trying to get his own carrier company off the ground. He agreed to handle the order picking and deliveries from RD when I went back to college for the exceptionally low price of only $50 per delivery; making Merle's his very first client. He now owns a fleet of 150+ trucks and continues to service my family's restaurant in Arlington Heights to this day.The best part? He has never raised his price a single penny for his very first customer!

I parked nice cars with my best friends at one of the most popular restaurants in town. As far as high school jobs go, it doesn't get much better than that.Oh, I learned how to drive a manual transmission as well! I guess that's important too.