So I know that you have had some exciting things happen here just recently, but can we dive into what your background was prior to pursuing veterinary medicine and then maybe talk a little bit about how you actually got into practice?

Trying to think back as to when my first thought about veterinary school or being a veterinarian came to my mind.

And for as long as I can remember, I don't have any other desire.

I never considered anything else.

I couldn't be talked into considering anything else, even when I was a freshman student.

here at Oklahoma State and they had career think tank opportunities for us.

Veterinary medicine was the only one that I wanted to pursue and there were no other options and failure in that pursuit was not an option.

Do you have any stories that you can recall about those relationships and how they shaped you earlier in your career? I