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better feel for what their day-to-day looks like and ways to hopefully improve everyone’s work experience.
and I enjoy being outside as much as we can – be it just in the backyard, out on a hike, a day on Lake Keowee, or enjoying downtown Greenville. The summers are hot, but not long like they are in Florida. Spring and Fall are perfect. Charleston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Asheville, and Gatlinburg are all fun weekend getaway spots too. It’s no secret that your team puts the FUN in Fund Management! Care to share a funny story or memorable moment that you’ve had at CREA? So many, it is hard to choose. Most recently, we had the entire department in Indy for “Fund Management” Week. It had been a long time since all of us had been together and it was a great week of meeting our three new hires and getting to spend time together. I’d say most memorable though, is when I (being more of a NASCAR fan than an Indy Car fan) put up the fastest lap at Speedway Indoor Karting for one of our outings. Nobody saw it coming, but I remembered the wise words of the great Ricky Bobby: “If you ain’t first, you’re last!” and I was able to pull out the victory. Random Questions & Awesome Answers: What is the last series you binge watched? Ted Lasso What’s your favorite dad joke? When I tell my kids that I think someone in the house has been possessed by an owl and one of them will inevitably ask, “who?” If you could teach a class on any subject, what would it be? Home and Auto Maintenance Basics.
You now have a team of 16 in Fund Management, including six employees working in other locations. How do you manage your department to stay cohesive and connected even with thousands of miles between everyone? As one of the employees outside of the Indy office, staying connected is extremely important to me. I travel monthly to either the Indy or Boston office for a few days each time to connect in person with the team. As much as flying is a hassle these days, spending time with the team is a great morale boost as we typically try to plan a happy hour or other fun event for each of these trips. Outside of that, we have a weekly department meeting and weekly trainings on topics decided on by the department that are relevant to current work, and our group chat on Teams that is always entertaining. We all get along great and are always working towards our common goals in the department which makes staying cohesive not feel like a chore. CREA is your home away from home...literally! When not in Indy for work, you reside in lovely South Carolina. Besides fighting the heat, how do you spend your time in the south? My wife and I were born and raised in Florida, so we really moved to South Carolina to escape the Florida heat and humidity (and hurricane season, even though we just got beat up pretty good by Hurricane Helene). Honestly though, the upstate of South Carolina is a hidden gem for lovers of the outdoors. My wife, our 7-year-old twins,
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