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Age: 36
Company: Team Link BJJ
Title: Owner/Head Coach
Town where I live: East Windsor
Town where I work: Enfield
College: Roger Williams
What do you do? I own and operate Team Link Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Enfield and I just retired from active duty last month.
What are your goals for your community involvement? I conduct free sexual assault seminars and I'd like to do the same for bullying. Bullies who have the misfortune to target one of my kids will get a very painful lesson in BJJ.
What's your biggest passion? Teaching children. The pressure from parents is no match from that of peers. It's not cool to be a good student and 'Just Say No' was a slogan by someone who went to a private all-girls school in the 1930s. When a child has a mentor, pressure from others is replaced with motivation from within.
What's are your future goals? I just want to enjoy life and experience this freedom concept I was defending for 20 years. I want to see the world, have fun and spend time with my students, family and friends. I'm going to train like I've always wanted to and win the 2017 World Championships.
What role can young leaders play in shaping Hartford's future? By understanding that the role 'leader' is self-imposed and nobody wants to be thought of as followers. Leaders assume their followers are looking to them for a solution. In corporations, a surefire way to increase productivity and efficiency is to ask the person that actually does the task everyday what would make their job easier.
If you want a safer city, ask a gang member, or drug addict where they went wrong and why there wasn't a greater incentive to choose another path. How often are soldiers/cops who are on the ground asked about strategy/policy change? To shape the future, start by asking the future how they can best be shaped.
The best leaders empower those they lead by appreciating their expertise and giving them responsibility to implement change and shape themselves. Personally, I will shape the future by continuing to give my kids the tools they need to be themselves and make the right decisions.
What hobby did you develop at a young age that you still enjoy today? Martial arts
Twenty years ago, what did you envision as your future profession? Soldier/martial arts instructor
Who do you consider your mentor? Marco Alvan, Team Link Founder and previous 40 Under Forty winner
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