Grant Winstead

And then the Jewish owner and the other Jewish owner, they will meet on Friday on payday.

And that was payday, so I guess the manufacturer was coming to pick up a check from the business owner.

And I happened to see this manufacturer owner, and I didn't know who he was at the time.

And we bumped into each other one day, and he said, I heard a lot about you.

I hit my business card.

Come see me one day.

So to make a long story short, I ended up calling the guy up, and he became my first professional mentor.

I mean, the guy had all the knowledge of going to Harvard.

He was 50 at the time.

He had lost everything and was building it back up.

And so he took me under his wing, and it was an amazing ride.

He taught me everything about business.

He taught me everything about bankers.

He taught me everything about profit and loss.

He taught me everything about life.

He was like a dad to me.

I thought I was the only one, but he had about 20 guys that he was mentoring like that.

The guy was very intrafacial into the home improvement space.

And then I went to work for four or five different companies under his direction to get some training.

And about 10 years into it, he said, Grant, I think it's about time you start your own.