My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person like my mom but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.
I had art as a major along with English French and History. I had dance modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry which I eventually got published.