So walk me through how you went from that, you know, from there into one of the fastest-growing firms in the Southeast.

Being 13, being exposed to the Major League camp, and then, you know, having the scouts call and follow you for a number of years, like, you learn how to think bigger, right? Uh, something that maybe I didn't think was possible prior to that day of all that happening was now a possibility, and so you get to dream a little bit.

And, um, and so, y- y- you know, the, you, you do the, the internship, and you start to think, "All right, well, what could this become?" But then it's also w- what do the individuals that I'm working with need? And I was fortunate, um, I think, you know, my life is a series of happy accidents, right? I mean, I got introduced to a number of current and former pro athletes that they had either, uh, made bad decisions or somebody had taken advantage of them.

And, and it really, and so they, they came on as clients, so it was a rebuild, right? And so for me as a rebuild, I didn't want to be the second person that they could say, "Hey, this, this guy, you know- Messed me over as well.

And so to me, it just made me reimagine what financial services, especially for athletes, should look like, and, v- and examine, hey, they're in a very unique set of circumstances.

Uh, they have a unique career timeline, but the same concepts still apply.

Well, the concept is, hey, at some point I'm gonna be done in my peak earnings, and whatever I've saved has to be able to provide an income for me.

So what's the hardest business decision you've had to make, and then how do you think your athletic background shaped how you handled it?