A founder reflects on their proudest career moment: staying true to their values despite pressure to be tougher and more aggressive. They've lived by "nice guys finish last in the beginning, but always finish first in the end" and wear a WWJD bracelet as a daily reminder to do what's right, even when it costs them.
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What's the moment you've been most proud of so far in your career? My integrity. I can look at myself in the mirror and I have a motto. And the motto is this: nice guys finish last in the beginning, but always finish first in the end. And I've never changed that. And has it cost me? Yeah, it has. Because some people want like that tough guy, that tough boss, but I've never changed who I am. I've stuck with it for my entire career. And I've always done the right thing. You've heard that it's as corny as it sounds. is I've always done the right thing. I wear, I wear, you know, I wear a bracelet and it says, you know, I'm not— look, I, I respect everybody's religion. I believe in energy. If you don't believe, that's fine. But I wear a bracelet and it stands for WWJD, what would Jesus do? Yeah. And I just hold myself accountable and I'm proud. I've never changed that. And I, I wear it every day on my wrist to remind myself, 'cause I'm not perfect by no means, but I'm proud of that. But I've always held to my convictions and my integrity. I've done the right thing. Even if people said don't do it, if I felt it was the right thing to do, I followed my gut. And I did it.
