There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion

I have a lot of energy. I have a great desire to absorb information. I’m not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at — just walking around Williamsburg, for example — is a great opportunity for ideas. I’ve been here before, I’ve seen things before, but now my eye gets keener and keener. So I can pick up little things: just the pattern of a brick walk, or the way they’ve attached a light to a house.

I'm a maniacal perfectionist. And if I weren't, I wouldn't have this company... I have proven that being a perfectionist can be profitable and admirable when creating content across the board: in television, books, newspapers, radio, videos.

I love dessert. I can't be guilty about it because I have to taste everything. I experiment.

I'm very inspired by nature - you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.

American Made is not just an event. It's a movement to spotlight and support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs who are turning their passion for making into thriving small businesses.

I want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.