WELCOME AND THANKS FOR FOLLOWING!

With this being my first official post on this blog, I feel I should introduce myself and touch base on what this blog will feature exactly. First and foremost, thank you for following and subscribing (subscribe link above if you haven't already lol)! I look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback on the articles and posts that will be shared and discussed in this blog.

My name is Dominique. I was born in Los Angeles, CA to wonderful Samoan parents who hail from Carson and Compton. I'm a 3rd-Generation American on my mom's side, and 2nd-Generation American on my dad's. I graduated from Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, UT, and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Economics & Analytics from the University of Utah. I'm a devoted husband and very proud father of a soon-to-be-born baby girl (my wife is due in the next couple weeks).

As an aspiring investor and entrepreneur, I'm constantly in search of new ideas and avenues in which I can expand my business portfolio; therefore, some of my posts will be about business and my own experience as well as the experiences of others whom I admire and aspire to be like. However, business definitely ain't all that I'm interested in or will be discussing on this here platform! As many of you who follow me on social media know, I'm very opinionated when it comes to sports, music, and even politics and current events. Hence, the nickname "Samoan A. Smith" lol All of the aforementioned topics are points that will be presented and discussed in what I post along with whatever else ya'll want me to talk about or address.....the exchange of ideas and points-of-view is what I hope to promote and create in this forum. We all don't always agree, but we can always respect each other and each other's right to disagree.

Again, thank you for following. Stay tuned and, as always, feel free to share your knowledge, opinion, and/or point-of-view with us! God bless.

Sincerely,
Dominique -aka- "Samoan A. Smith"

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