David
What keeps you busy during the week?
I've always been into food and beverage, and I have great relationships with so many amazing people in the industry. One common thing that I've heard over the years from my friends and family is, ‘when are you going to open your restaurant?’ It was an appealing idea, but at the same time, it’s an extremely hard style of business. By the end of the year that I took off, I was considering leaving law, but close friends of mine in the hospitality industry were running into issues with their business partners and landlords. I realized that I needed to start my own law firm and help the people I care about.
Donna
What keeps you busy during the week?
I am very much a homemaker. I love to work in my home. I love gardening. I'm a wedding coordinator on the weekends. I usually meet brides during the week and have weddings on the weekend. And then of course I exercise and do a lot of charity work.
Jay
What keeps you busy during the week?
I am a professor of music at the University of Miami. That's what brought us here to Florida seven years ago. Previously, I was the director of bands and a professor of music at the University of Arizona in Tucson. I was there for 21 years when the University of Miami gave me a call and wanted me to take over the band program here at the University of Miami. Interestingly enough, I did my undergraduate degree at University of Miami back in the eighties. So it's been a homecoming of sorts for me to come back to my alma mater and take over the bands. Never would I have predicted that.
Rich
What keeps you busy during the week?
I'm retired from full-time teaching. I did that for 30 years here. I write music, I help a friend with a jazz radio broadcast, producing for him. I'm working on an album with a friend from Miami-Dade college. And, we have a nice size yard and I enjoy the critters out there and our trees and trying to garden a little bit. That's pretty much the week.
Robbie
What keeps you busy during the week?
I'm a private chef. My boss's main residence is on La Gorce Island in Miami Beach and then he has a summer home in San Diego. So, I've gone back and forth seasonally since 2005.
Jessica
What keeps you busy during the week?
I am a realtor at EWM (currently transitioning to be known as Berkshire Hathaway Home Services) in Pinecrest. I got my license about four years ago. It's a great mom job. It allows me to work and still pick up the kids and be present with all the stuff they have going on. In my spare time, I love Kundalini Yoga, crafting, and recently learning about Ayurveda.
Susan
What keeps you busy during the week?
My weeks are crazy. I do a lot of different things. First and foremost is Radiate Kombucha, which has grown faster than I can catch it. And, I have a private practice as a nutritionist and holistic health coach. And, I am also am the beverage director at Jackson Hall.
Jay
What keeps you busy during the week?
Mostly I am running our business. Now, I have a wholesale nuts and candy business called City Nut. We purchase from the companies that shell the nuts and ship them to me by the palate. We repackage and sell to local companies making products. It keeps me very busy. We sell to all the kosher stores in the three-county area, and a lot to the cruise ships in the winter.
Stephanie
What keeps you busy during the week?
I work for the City of Miami Police Department. Previously, I was in the civilian side, in the health services department. Now, I am transitioning to the police side. I am in the academy to become a supervisor.
Greg
What keeps you busy during the week?
I am a physical therapist. Initially I was introduced to physical therapy through different sports injuries that I had. I went to a small private school, so I was able to participate in a lot of different sports, baseball, track, football, basketball. Baseball was my main sport for about 13 years. I started real little and they didn't have all the regulations back then about throwing too much. I was playing year round and threw my arm out. Physical therapists helped me get stronger. I thought, that's a pretty cool gig.