Dino Mavrookas

So I actually met my wife when I was 13 years old.

At a Greek Orthodox church. And Greek Orthodox church in New Jersey is sort of like a high school. Basketball teams and volleyball teams and everything else. So when you say trouble, it's all relative, right? Yeah. I like to tell this really funny version of the story where my wife had a huge crush on me the moment she saw me.

At a Greek Orthodox church. And Greek Orthodox church in New Jersey is sort of like a high school. Basketball teams and volleyball teams and everything else. So when you say trouble, it's all relative, right? Yeah. I like to tell this really funny version of the story where my wife had a huge crush on me the moment she saw me.

At a Greek Orthodox church. And Greek Orthodox church in New Jersey is sort of like a high school. Basketball teams and volleyball teams and everything else. So when you say trouble, it's all relative, right? Yeah. I like to tell this really funny version of the story where my wife had a huge crush on me the moment she saw me.

But she's not here to defend herself, and I will get in way, way too much trouble if I tell that version here. So I'll kind of give the truth. But yeah, so I had this huge crush on her. So her parents knew me when I was 13 years old. They thought I was the biggest pain in the ass, and I was always talking back to grownups.

But she's not here to defend herself, and I will get in way, way too much trouble if I tell that version here. So I'll kind of give the truth. But yeah, so I had this huge crush on her. So her parents knew me when I was 13 years old. They thought I was the biggest pain in the ass, and I was always talking back to grownups.

But she's not here to defend herself, and I will get in way, way too much trouble if I tell that version here. So I'll kind of give the truth. But yeah, so I had this huge crush on her. So her parents knew me when I was 13 years old. They thought I was the biggest pain in the ass, and I was always talking back to grownups.

And so when we ended up going on our first date, I think it was 10 years later. 10 years later? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. You didn't make the move for a decade? It took me a while, man. It took me a while. She was way too cool for me. We were friends. I was stuck in the friend zone for a while. We went to the same college. Went to school at Rutgers.

And so when we ended up going on our first date, I think it was 10 years later. 10 years later? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. You didn't make the move for a decade? It took me a while, man. It took me a while. She was way too cool for me. We were friends. I was stuck in the friend zone for a while. We went to the same college. Went to school at Rutgers.

And so when we ended up going on our first date, I think it was 10 years later. 10 years later? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. You didn't make the move for a decade? It took me a while, man. It took me a while. She was way too cool for me. We were friends. I was stuck in the friend zone for a while. We went to the same college. Went to school at Rutgers.

And then after the SEAL teams, we ended up reconnecting. We started dating. And as you can imagine, it was hard to build a relationship. It was like, hey, great reconnecting. I love this date. And yeah, I have to go to Iraq for six months. She's like, what? Oh, so you made the move while you were in the SEAL teams. While I was in the SEAL teams, yeah. And then I like to tease her about it.

And then after the SEAL teams, we ended up reconnecting. We started dating. And as you can imagine, it was hard to build a relationship. It was like, hey, great reconnecting. I love this date. And yeah, I have to go to Iraq for six months. She's like, what? Oh, so you made the move while you were in the SEAL teams. While I was in the SEAL teams, yeah. And then I like to tease her about it.

And then after the SEAL teams, we ended up reconnecting. We started dating. And as you can imagine, it was hard to build a relationship. It was like, hey, great reconnecting. I love this date. And yeah, I have to go to Iraq for six months. She's like, what? Oh, so you made the move while you were in the SEAL teams. While I was in the SEAL teams, yeah. And then I like to tease her about it.

Oh, OK, so you finally said yes after I became a team guy. But we've been married, we're going on 13 years now. We have two kids that are 10 and 9. And I tell her all the time, and probably not nearly enough, that her job is much harder than mine. I could never sit at home, wonder where my significant other was.

Oh, OK, so you finally said yes after I became a team guy. But we've been married, we're going on 13 years now. We have two kids that are 10 and 9. And I tell her all the time, and probably not nearly enough, that her job is much harder than mine. I could never sit at home, wonder where my significant other was.

Oh, OK, so you finally said yes after I became a team guy. But we've been married, we're going on 13 years now. We have two kids that are 10 and 9. And I tell her all the time, and probably not nearly enough, that her job is much harder than mine. I could never sit at home, wonder where my significant other was.

whether they're gonna call me back in eight hours or 12 hours or 24 hours or never, right? And so the support system from the family and the support that she gave me throughout my career was, I wouldn't have been able to do it without her, and still to this day.

whether they're gonna call me back in eight hours or 12 hours or 24 hours or never, right? And so the support system from the family and the support that she gave me throughout my career was, I wouldn't have been able to do it without her, and still to this day.

whether they're gonna call me back in eight hours or 12 hours or 24 hours or never, right? And so the support system from the family and the support that she gave me throughout my career was, I wouldn't have been able to do it without her, and still to this day.

She supported me through business school, she supported me through VISTA and private, and we'll get into the kind of career stuff, and then supporting Saronic. Just, I couldn't do it without her. Sounds like an amazing woman. She's absolutely incredible. Our kids are incredible, and it's just, If I'm not working, I'm with them. Full-time mom? Full-time mom.