Shekhar Natarajan

And I worked really hard.

And I came to the country, studied, became a teacher.

And someone that's come from a war-torn country came to our country.

figured out how to make their way to where they could take care of their family in the most luxurious, that blew my mind.

And from there, I wanted to apply that same type of focus.

It's just focus, that work ethic of focus on who you surround yourself with.

Like, if you wanna build an awesome company, you gotta hire the right people.

You want to have a freaking awesome team that wins the Super Bowl?

You've got to have the right players.

You want to go from a nightmare and dream and manifest that dream to change the reality?

You've got to pick the right friends.

There's no way you're going to get out of your circumstance if you're hanging out with folks that don't resemble the life you want to live.

It's like your company.

You are the company you keep.

And you could end up either working for a company and helping somebody else with their dream, or you could be very selective on the company you keep and you manifest your dream.

Absolutely.

So you're saying that poverty is your origin story, not like your identity.

First off, when I was poor, it was beautiful.

I have no like, that was the most beautiful experience.

And I love my neighborhood.