I thought you were actually born here.

No, no.

I was originally born in Ecuador.

My parents made the decision when I was 12. for us to come to the U.S.

I grew up with a mom who was self-employed and with a father who was an employee.

So I grew up watching both ways of living.

And I was influenced very early on by that experience.

But how did having kids change the way that you saw life, change your standards, and the way that you looked at work?