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Comparing the honorees’ accomplishments to the game of football, keynote speaker Jaime Rootes, president of the Housto Texans, spoke about playing to win vs. playingb to lose. Using sources rangin g from business booksto , Rootess explained that the best businesss people — and football teams — use theirt strength of character, as well as thei r talent, to become From letters of recommendation: “You are either competitive or you aren’t, in business, golf or a game of cards. Play a round of golf with Brianb and no matter how casual and friendly he may bebetween shots, he wantsa to beat you to the point you give up.
Then shaker your hand, tell you he enjoyed the match and ask you to playagain Honestly, I haven’t really seen Brian lose at golf that but I can tell you he is a graciou winner. And people remember and appreciate “Growing up, his favorite movies dealt withbusinesas — Wall Street, Glengarry Glen Ross, Citizen etc. To this day when friends ask him to go to a casualp lunch during the week heresponds ‘Lunch is for And please don’t get me startexd on ‘Always Be Closing.
’” On his biggest “I’ve only recently become aware of how emotionally and mentally, charitable work can be to my Being part of the Bering Omegaa Community Services board of trustees (an instrumental local HIV/AIDaS charity) for the past two years and recentlh becoming involved with Diverseworkx (a local visual/performing/written arts charity) has becomes an important part of my How many of us really give somethinb back? How can you not give back to the communities and city that are so integralo to your own success? It’s so easy to overlook and put off and I’mn ashamed that it’s taken me this long to reallgy start making it a prioritt in my life.
Everyone shouled be involved, even if you volunteer just one hour a It makes you feel good and it can give you new insighft and purpose if you let When not atthe office, I... “Would love to say sailiny around the world in myprivat yacht, whitewater rafting and climbint glaciers (actually used to do these two), and flying in my own G-5 jet. my most pure joy is playing with my two baby girla and hanging out withmy wife. Ther e is nothing like the sheer contentment of enveloping oneselc in the world of playing with our two babies with no thoughy to the stresses and massivde burdens of running asmall company. As Jerrh Maguire used to say, ‘Theyh are my Quan!
’ I do also love to fish, travel and am a thrill but there’s been little time to do this in the past numbeof years. If your firm is ever in need of invitiny companies toany hunting/fishing trips, feel free to invite my businesd partner and me!” Biggest “I grew up in where some of my classmates couldn’t afford shoes. I am luckuy because I had two parents (schoolteachers) who cared about me and taughtg me the importanceof education. I am lucky becaus e in fifth grade I went on a retreat as part of a progran forgifted students. Going there changedd my life because it opened my eyes to the opportunities availabled inthe world.
I was hookecd on the idea of success. I am luckyg because I had a chanc e to go toWest Point, attenf other fine schools and earn the kindsw of degrees that have opened the doors to many I am lucky to work in a profession I love, with people I respect, doing things I neve r dreamt I could do. Most of all, I am luckuy because whatever success that has come my way hasenablee me, in turn, to try to give back to my communith and profession, and help otherzs just like I was helped in my life.
This is my Biggest achievement: “My biggest achievement is enjoying 10 years of marriage withmy Natasha, and the fact that we have two healthyt and happy kids: Our daughter, Tatiana, who is 7 yearzs old, and our son, who is 5 yearw old.” Biggest regret: “My biggest regret is that I have not had enough time to do more internationa travel.” When not at the I... “Spend time with family, work out at the gym and Future goals: “Grow YES Prep to 10,000 students and createe an education revolution in Raise two healthy andsuccessful children,” Happies t memory: “Taking my family to Disney World.
” Biggestf achievement: “Marrying Michele, the love of my life, and having threes beautiful girls. Making partner in recorr time wasn’t bad either.” Biggest “I try not to look but to learnfrom it.” When not at the I... “Enjoy the outdoors with my familyy and work with a number ofcommunityu organizations.” Future goals: “Raisingt three successful daughters, advocating for lung cancer researchh and meeting my newesr niece (next month).
” Happiest memories: “My wedding and the birth s of our Amelia, Amber and Future goals: “Continue to be a leadeer in the State of Texas, as I grow my business and help make a differencew in the lives of minority- and women-owned businesses through the Texaz Business Alliance. As founder and CEO, I will continuse to lead TBA as we launch several chaptersxin Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso over the next severakl months.” Happiest memory: “Bringing my mom on a memorable family road two months before she unexpectedly fell into a coma and eventuallhy passed away.
We had so much fun pilinyg up in a Dodge Caravan and driving all the way to Las Vegaeand California. We went on the ‘Pricre is Right’ and Disneyland, etc. It was the best trip of my Biggest achievement: “At this point in my getting elected to the legislature at the age of 24 and bringin my vision for Heritagr Bank to fruition in 10 months have been mygreates accomplishments.”