Jason Hensley:  

College I received a one-year scholarship to Central State University’s Jazz Program. As I became a working adult, some of the habits I clothed myself with as a kid became second nature while others where a bit obscure. Although I received a one-year scholarship in music, I had to hold down a nearly full-time job to pay for my dorm, car and personal expenses. My unfettered growth in high school became a bit stifled when I opted for college. It appeared so much less personal and the friendships I had come to endear in high school seemed so far away. The praise I had really come to count on from my parents wasn’t there on an everyday basis. My level of commitment towards school waned against the backdrop of making a living and I dropped out. I really felt relieved that I didn’t have to juggle so much. My rather lackluster showing in grades reinforced my decision to leave. Workplace I made a rather poignant change when I joined the United States Marine Corps in 1990. I was twenty-eight years old. After a three-year tour that relocated me to Southern California, I left the Marine Corps and resumed a career in the carpet cleaning industry, where I had spent four years prior to my military service. For the last twelve years I have worked in this industry, finally starting my own company in August of 1998. Having my own business at this point fit well ...Expand for more