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What was your first job?
Smith: Washing dishes in an U.S.
Army mess hall. What is the secret to your success?
Smith: Learning from other peoples
mistakes.
What is your favorite travel
location?
Smith: The Grand Canyon. What would be your dream
vacation?
Smith: Back packing through
Europe with Claudia Schiffer and
Christie Brinkley.
What are you currently reading?
Smith: Call Sign Chaos, by former
Secretary of Defense, General
James Mattis, USMC (Ret)
Grill master or reservations?
Smith: Grill master.
What is your favorite movie?
Smith: The Godfather, part II.
What is your business philosophy?
Smith: A level playing field and stiff
competition.
What are your hobbies or interests
outside of work?
Smith: Bicycle riding on the Cross
Seminole Trail.
What is the one thing about you no
one would guess?
Smith: I have over 500 parachute
jumps.
What is your favorite college or pro
team?
Smith: Texas A&M Aggies
Campfire or fireplace?
Smith: Campfire.
What was the first car you drove?
Smith: Had a 1962 VW bug through
high school and college. It was
painted candy apple red. We called
it the “blood clot.”
What is your favorite book?
Smith: The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes.
What is the first concert you
attended?
Smith: Blood, Sweat & Tears.
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