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Crimans (Continued from Page 1) Goodall (Continued from Page 2) as I want to, but I don’t have to deal with the day to day administration of the business. Nice. Outside of work, what do you do for fun? Boating, volunteering, time with the grandkids, and riding my 1883 Columbia Expert high wheel bike. Thom with his High Wheel bike. How are you involved with “staff” position. In HR, especially in a technical Rotary today? industry like chemical manufacturing, it was virtually impossible to move to line management. As I mentioned, one of my goals in leaving the corporate world was to be more a part of What was the frst step you made to get my community. I am thrilled to belong to started? the Louisville Rotary Club, one of the largest I started investigating how I would do it and in the world. In the last couple of years I have been very active with a scholarship and what to do. While I was doing that, I came mentoring program we sponsor for struggling within the company’s Heavy, MidRange, to know that my employer was going to have high schools. Our commitment is to provide and Light-Duty Engine business. I will a reduction in force. While I would not have two years of college for every student who also be working on testing some internal been affected, I volunteered. This gave me achieves a 2.5 GPA. controls for my department to make sure a severance package providing a cushion to they are in compliance with Sarbanes- launch a business What advice can you offer our alumni Oxley standards. How did you become a franchising and young actives about taking charge Outside of school, what do you do for of their futures? consultant? fun? Like most of my clients I had no particular Be a risk taker. Not crazy, but you have to take I play basketball two or three nights a calculated and reasonable risks to accomplish knowledge of or interest in franchising. I anything in life. My work is helping folks week and golf fairly often (although I’m thought it was all about restaurants and that achieve their dreams about business ownership still pretty bad at golf). When school’s in had zero appeal to me. I attended a seminar which are really dreams for their life: fnancial and we get bored, my friends and I will conducted by the local FranNet consultant and independence, legacy for family, control of go outside and throw the frisbee around. as I learned more this seemed the right option their life, etc. I see many ways they could I probably watch an unhealthy amount of for me. I was never the “idea” person. My get there, but the vast majority return to the Netfix too, as I tend to go on TV show past success was applying my business skills perceived security of working for someone binges from time to time. I also enjoy to a given business. But the business was else. This is working on someone else’s discovering good music I’ve never heard already there – I didn’t have to create it. dream, not yours. Their excuse is that the time before, both new and old. After years of success what is your exit is not right. They don’t have enough money. strategy? They don’t have enough experience. They Have Alumni News? are not sure if they will be successful. Fill I have actually just completed the sale of my in the blank here with your reason/excuse. If We want to hear from you! Send your franchise territory to another FranNet franchise. you wait for everything to be “right,” it will personal updates, accomplishments, I will continue to work as a consultant as long be too late. adventures, and photos to our Account Manager Kasey Breedlove at kbreedlove@ thelaurusgroup.net, or simply fll out the Alumni News tear-away form at the bottom of your cover letter and return it in the mail. We want to share it in the next issue of The Eighth Point! Mark E. Clauss ’88 – I am raising three Daniel Gibbons daughters (4, 11, and 13) and working ’04 - Not too much as a manager on the Innovation Team at new out here in St. State Farm. My team focuses on emerging Charles, Missouri. transportation trends and innovative Just working as an automotive technologies. Outside of work, offcer on the local I enjoy playing golf, riding my Harley, and S.W.A.T. team. going to watch my daughters play softball. Alumni communication services provided by Te Laurus Group | www.thelaurusgroup.net | 770-903-3987 | @thelaurusgroup