In 2004 I met Gerald Gerard who was an extremely successful business
man that also ran a tight ship at home with twelve children. I wanted Brother
Gerard to be the first person I interviewed while his family was in Utah this
week, because I have always looked up to him so much.
Brother Gerard told me that he went to Gonzaga University with a
plan to go into the field of Sociology. He ended up graduating with a major in
sociology, and decided he wanted to go to law school at Loyola in Los Angeles.
After he graduated he decided he didn’t want to practice law, and he became a leasing agent for HSW Investments, Inc.,
headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. He eventually moved back to California
and became responsible for all business operations and activities related to
the leasing and management of over thirty retail centers within Southern
California’s Inland Empire. In 2004 he moved to Arizona and became a managing
member of Glenwood Development Company LLC.
I really enjoyed talking to Gerard and hearing his background that
brought him to where he is now. He told me that if he could give me any advice,
he would tell me to seek out successful people in a few fields of interest and
find out the details of what they really do so you know what to expect. I
thought this was a smart idea and extremely helpful, especially since I don’t
know exactly what I want to do yet. I loved catching up with him and hearing,
for the first time, how he became the successful man that he is today.
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