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Profession/business: Owner of Martin's Sedan and Limousine Service, a family-owned company in Olney. Services include airport transportation and social events. "Since 2005, we've been building relationships with clients and other business owners all over the Washington metropolitan area and across the United States. We can arrange transportation for individuals or groups of 300-plus. We've driven groups of kids to school, provided limo service for weddings, birthdays, proms, and we even offer tours of D.C. Our fleet consists of sedans, SUVs (including hybrid), limousines and luxury mini-buses."

Age: 37.

Residence: Olney.

Family: Wife Ami and three sons, Julian 15; AJ, 5; and Marcus, 4.

Hobbies: "Cleaning cars and spending time with my boys."

Last book read: "The Magic of Thinking Big," by David Schwartz.

Last movie seen: In the theater, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"; on cable, "Dreamcatcher."

Next vacation spot: Orlando, Fla.

Latest accomplishment: "Making it through and growing in 2009."

How he keeps fresh ideas coming: "By speaking and listening to our clients, people in the industry, friends, family and anyone in passing about what [their] wants and needs are in our industry."

Quote: "Having a positive attitude with some faith and one good idea, some self-discipline can make for some success. Always believ[ing] in yourself, even when no one does, can make this a better place, just by helping one another hav[e] a positive outlook on things."