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Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink! The beer bottles tapped away in a harmonious melody as they made their journey down the conveyor belt in the Straub Brewery. That is the sound my mom, Phyllis Straub Clark, woke up to every…
At the age of 40, Jason Tafler was on top of the world. He already had a remarkable run as CEO of PointRoll, a $100 million internet advertising company in the United States. Now, he was Executive Vice President &…
Kevin Dyer learned early on that life is not about what happens to you. But about how you respond. And that lesson has made all the difference. Kevin Dyer grew up in Kensington, Maryland, in a loving household with his…
Charles “Lefty” Driesell is an American coaching legend. He is the only NCAA Basketball Coach to win more than one hundred games with four different Division I college basketball programs. As such, he is largely considered the greatest program builder…
Once Kevin Reilly takes hold of something, he will never let go. And he needed every bit of that tenacity and determination to overcome the incredible challenges he faced in his life. Kevin Reilly grew up in a large household outside…
A little fame. A little fortune. One helluva ride. Kevin Bayly was destined to play music. He grew up the oldest of four in an Irish Catholic household in Bowie, Maryland. Many of his uncles (on his mom’s side) were…
How do you explain the extraordinary career of Mike Iuzzolino? Talent? Of course. Focus? Absolutely. But when you strip away everything else, it simply comes down to this: hard work. “Success in anything is not just about effort. It’s about sustained effort! …
Will Day was born to be an artist. But it took him decades to uncover that simple truth. At thirteen years old, the spark first came to life. Will Day was sitting in Ms. Kay’s art class in Darien, CT,…
Dexter Manley wants you to know something. “I stood up in the mud and took life’s best shot. And I got a second chance to live!” Football fans of a certain age remember Dexter Manley as one of the fiercest…
How do you begin the measure the impact of Jim Johnson on the tight-knit Chevy Chase community? His contribution to the character and athletic development of generations of youth throughout the Washington, DC area is legendary. A humble, selfless, family-oriented leader, Jim Johnson…