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WHEW, WE MADE IT! SO, WHAT’S NEXT? or many, this New Year’s Eve was perhaps the first time in modern history that the ball dropping and champagne popping traditions we have come to expect were ousted for a simple sigh of relief. For all, it was a year filled with anxiety and uncertainty, for many it was one that was marked with personal loss and financial tragedy. But if you are reading this, you are still in the race.

“You have this sense of a dissociation from past failures that gives you a clean-slate feeling, and when you have that distance from past failures, you may feel more motivated, capable, and optimistic about the future,” she quotes Katherine Milkman, a professor from the Wharton School of Business as saying. “Maybe the old you couldn’t quit smoking, but the new you can.”

Nothing seems to turn things around like our dogged determination to simply continue, to go on despite the odds. It’s what we do. Studies have found our brains register momentous dates, like the beginning of a new season, a holiday or a birthday as kind of landmark which can stir aspirational thinking and behavior.

Studies have even shown that students who imagined eating healthier food actually started changing their diets.

Since we naturally think about time in episodes, there is something writer Ashley Abramson identified as the “Fresh Start Effect,” which makes a clear mark or mental break between the “old you” and the “new you.”

So, as we tiptoe into 2021, mark that fictional line in the sand where you start afresh and see new possibilities.

I hope the stories we bring you in this issue and future ones, will help propel some of that momentum.

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or serial entrepreneurs, often it’s not the businesses they develop that defines them, but the passion to be in business itself. For these rare individuals, it is more about the opportunity of business - the philosophical, reflective, problem solving and learning parts - that hold all the appeal.

As Erik Hughes, president of Hughes and Associates and owner of multiple Anytime Fitness locations and a number of other flourishing business endeavors explained: “The essential elements of leading and managing any business are pretty similar.”

Which is why successful CEOs can move from one sector to another or why business management and leadership can be taught in MBA programs around the world.

“I love the businesses I am in,” he said, “but my eyes are always looking for the right opportunity to plug into the community.”

Hughes has owned and operated as many as five Anytime Fitness locations, although most recently it’s down to three, with other’s planned in Viera, Kissimmee and Ocala. A fourth generation Melbourne resident, his great grandfather was part of the group that dug the Tillman Canal back when Palm Bay was called “Tillman,” and that pioneer type of daring is clearly what motivates his entrepreneurialism.

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“We are not just a 24-hour gym.

We want to empower and coach people to meet their goals and to feel and see the types of results they are after. We have technology like body scanners and heart rate monitors and workout and nutrition apps. Our coaches and staff are nationally-accredited and we have equipment that is not available at other fitness facilities on the Space Coast.

HANGING WITH MIKE Scanning his office will clue you into how Hughes cut his business teeth. The walls are covered floor to ceiling with autographed sports jerseys, souvenirs from the time he worked for a company in Orlando that booked celebrity athletes for events and endorsements for over a decade, hanging with megastars like Mike Tyson and a constellation of NBA, NFL, MLB and PGA stars. When he and his wife moved back to Melbourne, he started working out at Anytime Fitness and that prompted him to decide to buy into the franchise.

His acumen in bringing the businesses to profitability enabled Hughes to buy and sell several locations, while maintaining gyms as far north as Atlanta. The attraction was that the business had good potential, and by training a professional staff to run a particular location, he was free to open other locations or delve into different business tracks. In fact, he stayed in the sports booking and endorsement arena for three years while building and acquiring Anytime Fitness businesses.

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Unlike some gyms that focus on a low-cost model with no accountability, Anytime Fitness puts a premium on assisting people in understanding what is necessary to achieve their objectives.

“We find that people that come from other gyms are pleasantly surprised that they are not just a number, that they are part of a community and a support system. While we may not be the cheapest option in town, you would be hard-pressed to find a better facility and group of coaches and staff that care more than we do,” he said.

“For the people who are motived and are looking for the tools to make a change, whether that is lose weight or train, our facilities and personnel are second to none,” he said. “We cater to the person, to quality, not really the masses, plus there are 4,500 locations worldwide that our members have access to.”

I have too much energy to just do one thing all day, whether it is gyms or construction or technology startups; if i can mitigate the risk, see an opportunity and it makes sense, I’ll dive right in

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Further, he explained, national fitness brands that have been perfected in other parts of the country are now coming in droves to the Space Coast, a double-edged sword that helps the Anytime Fitness operation organizationally, but also introduces competition from other brands.

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One of the technologies used at Anytime Fitness is the Evolt 360 Body Scanner.

Without this type of technology, people might get discouraged if they don’t see or feel progress is being achieved. This tool allows them to understand the numbers and keep pushing towards their goals. “For instance, by working out, someone may replace five pounds of fat with five pounds of muscle, but the scale is still showing the same weight, therefore they think what they are doing isn’t helping.” The scanner measures skeletal muscle mass, total body water, bone mineral content, body fat percentage and more.

FROM ANYTIME TO MANY THINGS Pre-Covid, Hughes’ gym on Wickham Road in Suntree was on track to be one of the top AnytimeFitness gyms in the nation. “We were hitting milestones at a pace that was unheard

of in the industry. The community in Suntree and surrounding areas is amazing and knew it was a smart choice to bring a fitness facility back to the area,” he said.

He continues the Hughes legacy of building up the community and investing in Brevard. (father was fire chief in Satellite

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The homes are unique - made of steel for durability and wind resistance. Hughes insists he doesn’t want to compete with the mass home builders here, but instead is building one unit at a time, which he eventually may bundle as multiple homes in a rental investment package.

“Honestly, I love building and - of course - the market is right for real estate, especially homes that are built with exceptional quality and care, as these are,” he said.

You would be hard-pressed to find a better facility and group of coaches and staff that care more then we do, —Hughes said

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Beach, Grandfather was a general contractor in Brevard and great grandfather owned a Texaco station,helped dig multiple canals in Brevard County, and was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Melbourne.

With the gym business more stabilized, Hughes tapped his experience working construction for his general contractor grandfather and launched into home building.

In the near future, he hopes to channel his leadership and commitment to helping others into a run for federal office in the hopes of bringing common sense back to governnment and prioritizing the needs of Americans first over big business and foreign affairs.

“We need to relearn how to become better neighbors to each other and that party lines and affiliations shouldn’t define who you are as much as your actions and compassion and willingness to step up and help those who need it.

We should all strive to leave this world better then how we found it,” he said.

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IN A YEAR WHEN PUBLIC GATHERINGS WERE RARE, but home construction and sales reached new heights, the Home Builders and Contractors Association (HBCA) of the Space Coast hosted their annual Parade of Homes celebration on December 3rd at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto, with COVID precautions in place.

The event recognizes some of the most successful builders and subcontractors in the area, along with an amazing portfolio of stunning new homes. For more information, visit www.hbca-brevard.org.

Todd Pokrywa of The Viera Company receiving the “Showcase Community Award” Pictured: Bob DiBella, OMNI Resource Group; Todd Pokrywa, The Viera Company; Michelle Masline, Holiday Builders; and Logan Hausler, Florida City Gas Company.

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By Chris Saraceno, Contributing Writer both of the job and the organization. And yet many of us don’t want to ask questions, for fear of looking “weak.”

n image on social media recently caught my attention, stating that when a child learning to walk falls down again and again, they never come to the conclusion that “I guess walking isn’t for me.”

Very few of us excel at an activity the first time we attempt it. We learn by trial and error.

We make an attempt, we learn what works and what doesn’t, and we try again until we succeed. When little leaguers step up to the plate for the first time, their coaches don’t expect a home run; they are happy if the child is able to touch the bat to the ball and run in the right direction.

Without knowing, this is how it was when we were children, but somewhere along the way we forget this also is true for adults.

For example: The first day on the job is usually one of the most challenging because everything is unfamiliar, and it takes time to gain a close understanding of

We try so hard to be perfect that we make more mistakes than if we’d asked for more information.

CHRIS SARACENO is Vice President and Partner at Kelly Automotive Group in Melbourne and best-selling author of The Theory Of 5.

Saraceno — a business executive, real estate investor, speaker and leader — knows firsthand how much the support of mentors, comentors, role models and good friends can make.

These people demonstrated, in both words and action, how to build a life that matters.

For more information, visit www. theoryof5.com.

But look at it from another perspective: When a new team member asks you for help, do

Very few of us excel at an activity the first time we attempt it. We learn by trial and error. you automatically assume they are dumb? Of course not! In fact, most people prefer to assist and help the employee for two reasons: First, helping means that the team will be able to do their collective job more effectively and, also, because it’s what our teammates deserve. It’s what we would have wanted — it’s what we did want — when we were starting out.

When it comes down to it, though, we are ultimately responsible for our own education

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and part of that is being open to making — and owning — our mistakes.

Most mistakes are opportunities for growth. No one sets out to fail; we set out wanting to knock it out of the park!

Mistakes, however, are the necessary steps we all take toward realizing a worthwhile goal. They might sting at first, but they are badges we earn on our way to wisdom, growth and improvement.

Instead of fearing mistakes, our effort is better used to avoid making the same mistake over and over. This is when, if we’re wise, we seek out a coach, a mentor or a co-mentor, to help examine our performance and guide us on how to better approach our next attempt. Seeking out those who can share their experiences and provide guidance in key areas of our lives is the cornerstone of living a Theory of 5 life.

This guidance is crucial if we want to improve and excel. It’s not enough to just practice, because if we practice doing the wrong thing time

Mistakes, however, are the necessary steps we all take toward realizing a worthwhile goal.

Making mistakes when we’re starting out is inevitable, but when we have experience and begin to believe there is nothing left to learn, we are in danger of pride preventing us from achieving our goals.

Unless we’re walking a high w ire w ithout a net, mistakes aren’t fatal. W hen our egos won’t allow us to take away the lessons we need to learn from those mistakes, however, g row th and momentum stop, robbing us of the chance to reach our full potential!

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Space Coast Magazines is committed to helping address employment gaps in our community and will launch a tradesspecific magazine in the late Spring/early Summer called Trade UpÂŽ. This annual magazine will be made available to all middle and high school students in BCPS and will explore non-college tracks available here, including the traditional building trades as well as non-traditional programs such as digital, medical and design, among others. To learn more about this publication and advertising options, brian@spacecoastliving.com.

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merica is moving towards an event horizon that could be as disruptive to our national economy as the retirement of the

space program was to our local one. In the case of the space program, leaders on the Space Coast made a series of historic decisions that have produced an economic renaissance in the area.

The economic disruptor that now is looming for our collective future is America’s skilled manufacturing and trade work force’s aging into retirement and that the pipeline to fill that vacuum is more trickle than geyser.

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technically advanced and, as a general rule, pay very well. Additionally, many only require certifications that can be earned in a relatively short span of time, allowing quicker access to a career pathway without the time commitment of college degrees and the bankroll necessary to pay for it.

More than half of college graduates are drowning in debt. Student loans average $38,000 per borrower. According to one financial assistance website “Student loan debt is the second largest class of consumer debt behind mortgage debt.”

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For students who enjoy learning how to make and build things rather than studying about others who made and built things, the Brevard County Public Schools (BCPS) - Career & Technical Education (CTE) program has been nothing short of a portal to a brave new world: a place where talents and desires are celebrated and developed.

So many interests are represented, from Building and Construction Technologies to Digital Design to Aviation Assembly and Fabrication to Automotive Maintenance or HVAC, among many others.

A Bridge to Dreams To add real world experience to the CTE training offered in interactive classrooms, the district initiated an internship program using their own Pictured above from left to right: Elizabeth (Anne) Everly, Todd Woodard, Glen Enstice, Kevin Florez, Dr. Michael Miller and Steve Lussier.

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offices, facilities, and personnel providing a platform for knowledge to meet application. With facilities and transportation capabilities that serve over 70,000 students from Titusville to Palm Bay, the opportunities are clear.

Elizabeth (Anne) Everly serves the students and district as the preapprenticeship/student intern coordinator for the CTE program at BPS after leading the mentor-based Take Stock In Children program for a number of years.

“When I became involved with plant operations and maintenance, the director [Janice Scholz) wanted to leverage staff and facilities to fulfill our educational mission in skilled areas like electrical, A/C, carpentry and plumbing. Janice helped get the program going and since then, it has expanded thanks to Dr. Michael Miller, the transportation director, and assistant transportation director Glen Enstice to our transportation resources,” she said.

The program offers qualifying students a summer paid internship during their junior year of high school. If they are successful, they are allowed to work three hours per day during their senior year while earning high school credit.

“Kids often need help finding direction and purpose. Career Tech Ed is an awesome way for them to get experience and useful certifications while they are going to high school,” Everly said.

Since the program was launched five years ago, a number of students have gone straight from high school to employment at local automotive dealerships, general contractors and even public and private organizations such as Blue Origin and others.

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When I was in high school, I loved ‘shop.’ I enjoyed building things and the way my parents reacted when I brought home something I made. That is what caused me to want to become a teacher. Kids in these programs are there because they want to be there and so they embrace the discipline that it involves.

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—CTE Resource Teacher, Jim Johnson

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I was a principal before coming to this job. Many of the students in my school I knew were not going to go to college. The trades were their means of fulfillment and financial advancement. When I was approached about it, my immediate response was, ‘Yes!’

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—BPS Transportation Director, Dr. Michael Miller

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We probably have one of the most highly-skilled and safety-conscious transportation maintenance workforces anywhere. Think about it, we are responsible to safely transport thousands of students every day.

This environment is a wonderful window for students to understand what we do, and often, when jobs open up, they are first to apply.

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—BPS Transportation Assistant Director, Glen Enstice

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I started out trying to understand how my remotecontrol cars worked as a kid and the fascination never left me. I went to Heritage High School specifically because a neighbor of mine, whom I worked on cars with, recommended the automotive program there. I plan on transitioning from this program to the Aviation Maintenance program at Eastern Florida State College and eventually I would like to be a pilot.

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t Christmas a few years ago, my son gave me R.A. Dickey’s autobiography, “Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball.”

For the uninitiated, the knuckleball is to pitching what quantum theory was once to physics - meaning, mostly, it defies the rules of convention. Major League Baseball and its fans worship the 95+ mph fast ball.

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But the knuckleball is an anomaly often compared to a fluttering butterfly. Of the 70 pitchers in the Hall of Fame, only four are knuckleballers. What’s more, only one knuckleballer – R.A. Dickey – has won pitching’s highest recognition, the Sy Young Award.

Confronting the reality that your future won’t be any different than your past unless you force a redirect is not easy. Christine Kane said, “Usually, reinvention starts when someone looks around at his/her life and says, ‘Wow. This is NOT working. I am not happy.’”

Tim Wakefield, the retired standout for the Boston Red Sox and Space Coast native son, first captured my interest in the pitch. It wasn’t so much the uniqueness or the mechanics of the throw, but the understanding that neither Dickey nor Wakefield began their careers throwing knuckleballs. In fact, Wakefield wasn’t even a pitcher when he was drafted into professional baseball. Both men were good players, but the likelihood of them experiencing storied careers in the Majors was unlikely unless they reinvented themselves.

Hitting the Ceiling Both Dickey and Wakefield saw the window of opportunity closing on their dreams of playing in the “Bigs.” Though their skills were way above average, MLB doesn’t recognize those who are good, only the exceptional. Each of them, in a move combined of equal portions of both courage and desperation, decided they would reinvent themselves by learning to throw a pitch that in most seasons only 1 pitcher out of over 340 in the league can throw.

A gamble when you consider that if you throw a great knuckleball, you will likely make the fiercest batter look incompetent, but if you’re off, a home run derby is inevitable.

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I suppose this is all very real to me because I have reinvented myself twice in my career, and although I wasn’t offering up knuckle balls to the best hitters in the world in front of 45,000 fans, it sure felt that way sometimes.

But, taking the risk, I suppose, is the first step.

Of course, there are varying degrees of happiness but for most of us it is doing what we do best and getting the highest return on our efforts.

In my estimation, there are three essentials necessary for reinvention:

Intentionality Everyone has dreams, but not everyone is intentional about turning their dreams into realities.

Tony Robbins once pointed out, “A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s not action, you haven’t truly decided.” The journey of reinvention begins by seeing where we want to be and acting where we are.

Determination The idea of reinvention is not just for the person pondering or being forced to consider a change in vocation. Disciplining ourselves to celebrate change, to learn new skills and approaches is the foundation of all progress. Leo Tolstoy said, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” It is precisely those people who do change themselves that eventually change the world.

Audacious Hope The prophet Jeremiah spoke the heart of God during one of the lowest points in ancient Israel’s history when he declared, “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not calamity, that you may have a future and a hope.”

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Long considered one of Brevard’s most respected and celebrated business leaders, Moses Harvin continues to move forward the company he and his wife Emma founded 25 years ago.

It is widely believed that there is no success without a successor, and it looks as though the Harvins will continue their business legacy through the emerging leadership of son Moses Havin II, along with daughters Cheri and Belinda.

EW: Though you are well known in the community, I can’t assume our readers are familiar with your story, would you recount it for me again?

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of launching a corporation. I think I get my entrepreneurial genes from my mother, who started a beauty salon right in our home, which two of my sisters still operate today. My parents were both inspiring: my dad worked in a furniture factory and, seeing how hard he worked, I decided that the only manufacturing company I would work in was one I owned.

EW: Moses how old were you when the company launched and what made you want to work in the business?

MH-II (Moses Harvin II): I was in high school when the company started. By the time I went off to college, it was really beginning to scale, and I couldn’t wait to be a part of it. I thought about a career perhaps in banking or finance, but what dad and

“I suppose the aspect of my business that I enjoy the most is that we are able to provide jobs; that they can go to family and friends and talk about what they are doing,” Mr Harvin I While I was in the Army (as an Airborne Ranger) we lived all over the country and around the world, so my family was able to see how entrepreneurship worked even in different cultures. My last duty assignment was at Patrick Air Force Base (PAFB) and, after I retired, Jake Dixon of Creative Management Technology was my mentor, helping me understand business development and planning. He more or less kicked me out the door and said, ‘Start your own business and I will help.’

American Services Technologies (ASTI), evolved into a multidisciplinary support services firm specializing in facilities support, operations and maintenance, logistics support and construction services for military bases and agencies across the country. Believe it or not, our first contract, are you ready for this, was the wedding coordinator at Patrick AFB. My wife Emma was our first project manager, and she has been my business partner for 25 years. And we grew from there. In 2008, she launched another company we own, One Source Office Products, a web-based office supply, technology and furniture business, servicing a variety of clients, including Office Max.

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mom were building was a lot more exciting.

I think I started working the week after I graduated from college.

MHI-By the way, my kids wanted to go to work in the company right away, but I insisted on them completing their education first.

EW: Same question to you Mr. Harvin?

MHI: In every business the most challenging issue is cash flow. I was fortunate to have a mentor who allowed me to see the inside of a corporation, which my children see now, [and] that was invaluable to me.

I suppose the aspect of my business that I enjoy the most is that we are able to provide jobs; that they can go to family and friends and talk about what they are doing. My wife will tell you that often we try to hire the underserved - the ones that didn’t seem to make the cut but given the opportunity, they are as bright and motivated as individuals with degrees. Plus, they value their jobs, you can see it and share that joy. We take care of them and they take care of our company.

Being able to use the creative skills God has put in your hands is so rewarding.

EW: What is the most important business or life lesson you have learned from your father?

MHII: What dad says every day when he comes in is, everything we do is built on honesty and integrity. That is a cliché in a lot of companies, but it was how we were raised, so, how it works here is what we saw modeled at home. Also, the value of hard work and doing it right the first time, giving everything 100%.

“What dad says every day when he comes in is, everything we do is built on honesty and integrity,” Mr Harvin II EW: What do you consider the most challenging and most enjoyable aspect of the business?

MHII: There are challenges every day with a company our size and with multiple locations. My undergraduate degree was in finance and frankly, I would be happy creating and studying spreadsheets all day.

Crafting, drafting and submitting proposals [is something] I enjoy. But the transition from winning a contract to sitting with the team to strategize how we will implement the proposal is really interesting. Also, helping to manage the contracts from a corporate level is gratifying.

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EW: What do you admire the most about your son?

MHI: He and his sisters have an incredible work ethic; if things are difficult, he just hangs in there. I have always prayed that they would operate in integrity and honesty. You may be the smartest and the sharpest tool in the drawer, but if you don’t have integrity and honesty, it is all for nothing. That is what I am most proud of in all my children.

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