Philip Velez:  

I've been living in Atlanta since September '89 and living in the south has given me a much better quality of life than where I grew up in the Bronx. After High School, I joined the Air Force, and was with them for 6 years. Fortunately, I was able to be based in Germany for 2 years and Spain for 3 years.It was a great experience. I highly recommend it to anyone who knows a young person who needs to find out who they are and needs to spread their wings.I was able to complete my college degree while in the military. Afterwards, I got a job working for a company called Loehmann's as Store Manager. I went from running a small operation to a much larger operation, and increased reponsibility to District Manager and Regional Manager Recruiter and Trainer. I did that for 15 years. It was exciting and interesting at the time, but I got to the point that I had enough. Alot of hours and not alot of recognition for your efforts. One day while at work, a regular custo...Expand for more