Anything is Possible

Feb. 15, 2025 ~ Gene Gargaro grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and earned a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. From 1993 to 2008, he was the vice president and corporate secretary of the Masco Corporation, and from 2003 to 2023, he was the Detroit Institute

Feb. 8, 2025 ~ Pastor Lorenzo Sewell grew up in Detroit, Michigan and while in high school, his father went to prison and his younger brother was killed. He then became a drug dealer and ultimately a gang leader. A “Damascus Road” encounter with God transformed his life and he then earned a B.A. in general bible studie

Feb. 1, 2025 ~ Reverend Edwin Estevez is the son of Guatemalan immigrants, and grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. He earned a Master of Divinity in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. Since 2024, he’s been the senior pastor and head of staff of Kirk in the Hills Church, known as 'the Kirk', a congregation of

Jan. 25, 2025 ~ Bob Schwartz grew up in Ann Arbor, and earned a B.A. in economics and psychology from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. From 1995 to 1998, he worked part-time at NBD as a banking representative. Since 2001, he’s been a senior vice president at Ave Maria Mutual Funds, which is a group of six no-load m

Jan. 18, 2024 ~ Matthew Pepper grew up in Grand Rapids. An episode of “The Crocodile Hunter” changed his life, leading him to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology from Grand Valley State University. From 2008 to 2014 he held various leadership roles in the animal services sector in Louisiana, Tennessee, and New

Jan. 11, 2025 ~ Loren Venegas grew up in Redford, Michigan of Mexican descent. He began working at age 15 as a dishwasher and spent 22 years in the restaurant industry. In 1995 he joined his brother Frank and The Ideal Group, where today he is the CEO. Ideal Group consists of six separate business units from design-bui