I was actually born in India and my family moved here when I was three
and I've lived in Gastonia, North Carolina pretty much all my life
except for my time at NC State.
When I left NC State it was pretty much a no-brainer that I wanted to come back home
and do some different things here in community and in business and that's what brought me back here.
[What was it like growing up in Gastonia?]
I think Gastonia is pretty much the all American town. I mean it's a small town where-.
It's not so small that everybody knows you but it's pretty often that you could walk into say a grocery store or a public place and you'll run into someone you know.
So it was a good feeling to be able to have that small town feel but being right on the outskirts of Charlotte
you had some of the big city amenities that you might be used to and it was nice to be able to run up there for maybe a big show or something as a kid.
I mean we did a lot of that growing up so it was nice.
I think it was a great place to be raised and hopefully raise a family one day myself.