Who or what is your inspiration in business?

My mom has been a major inspiration for me. She raised myself and my two older brothers as a single mom and had to do so through a variety of family traumas, such as my dad suffering from a massive stroke that rendered him disabled. She is strong and sacrificed much of her life to make the lives of her children better. I seek to emulate her drive, selflessly and hard work.

How do you stay motivated?

I am passionate about trying to make a difference in the world and want to do my part. I’m motivated to help improve the lives of people and animals through my work and the vision of a better and more ethical world is what continues to push me on to achieve my eventual goal of purchasing my own farm and running a behavioural rehab center for troubled animals. I want to connect the process of helping abused animals with healing people who have suffered difficult circumstances.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use it to start paying down debts and then would put some into savings with purchasing my eventual property and continuing to expand my business by funding my product prototype creation.