Do you think there's anything that you learned from Catholic Central that has stuck with you into your young professional career, now creating a family and stuff like that?

Yeah, absolutely.

Sean and I were kind of chatting about this a few weeks ago when we were planning this visit and planning this interview was just kind of thinking through, like, what are some of the fondest memories I had coming back to my time at CC? And I think the common theme that always came into play was just the people and the community that you're able to build.

and surrounding yourself with great people, right? I think a lesson that I've learned and that's kind of carried through my career is at the end of the day, you become the average of the five people you surround yourself with.

And it's really important to kind of build this network or your own personal board of directors, whether it's mentors or peers, to help support you throughout your career.

And I think that's one thing that I took away from my time at CC is that you are able to build those friendships, find those mentors, whether it's through teachers, through peers, through coaches, and really lean on them to support you, whether you're working on... being the best athlete on your sports team or being the best student in your class or working on a project or competition, I think having that support system and that network is something that's really foundational for your career and for success.

Did your college degree have much to do with what you're doing today, would

you say? So that's a great question.