way older, right?” because she talks to them, and she can answer the phone and talk to parent. I hope the other two learn and grow to develop the same thing—to be mature, professional people that can communicate well with others around them, to be helpful, and to give to the community, too—giving without the expectation of something in return. WHAT VALUE DO YOU HOPE TO PASS ON TO YOUR KIDS? Jason: One of the biggest lessons that I learned from my parents and try to get across to them is to treat other people the way that you want to be treated. That, especially in business, is sometimes a little stressful, because sometimes the right choice isn’t always the best business choice; but if it comes down to two options, I always pick the choice that is going to work best for people: what the right thing to do is. DO YOUR CHILDREN TAKE AFTER ANY OF YOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS? Jason: They have my sense of humor, for the most part. I like to think of myself as a punny person, and they do appreciate my dad jokes—although not so much in front of their friends—but for real, they do. And sometimes me and my older daughter, we literally say the same joke at the same time about something. WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL? Jason: My two karate instructors growing up. I model most of my behaviors, values, and beliefs based on what they were able to instill in me in martial arts. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE DADS? Jason: It’s tough because I don’t think I am perfect or have it all figured out either, but I would say to try your best. If you’re worried about not being good enough, I think that already puts you in a different category than a lot of people. You must be doing a good job if you’re worried about it. If you think you’re actually really good at this or think you have it all together, you might need a little more reflection because there’s always room for improvement for growth. WHAT’S YOUR BEST DAD JOKE? Jason: I have so many! Actually for my honeymoon, we went to Universal Studios and Disney World, and we went to the Monsters Inc. Laugh Factory. I submitted a couple jokes, and they used one of my jokes during it: Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze.
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