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www.MOSTmag.com || CELEBRITY MAG A ZINE || 71early eighties, when companies saw the name Simple Green, they would put it in the lawn and garden section because they assumed we were plant food. But later because of our relationship with Duke University and the research triangle, that expanded out to a lot of chemical researching concerns and people started finding out how we cared about quality. I wanted everything to be made in America, with American technology, American jobs, and American everything that I could get my hands on from the beginning to the end. It felt like we were trying to create a Mercedes image in a chemical industry that didn%u2019t used to care about it. We now have a pool of researchers across the globe from Switzerland to Canada, to Raleigh, to my office, and we have the Environmental Technology Division where we have people who only look for better ways to do cleaning products.What new products/plans do you have coming out this year? On the first of May, we are launching a better, safer way to clean and disinfect everything from dog runs to the inside of your house, and it cleans and disinfects a counter in 5 seconds without any bad side effects. We also have a line of outdoor odor eaters, where we use enzyme technology to remove the odor. The protein has been eaten out by the enzymes so the dog doesn%u2019t go to the bathroom in the same place again, and it also works in mass transit on trains and subways. What achievement or accomplishment are you most proud of?Sunshine Makers-I had to change the name of the company after my dad died; I had to make my own sunshine because everything was so bleak, so I changed the company to Sunshine Makers. Getting out of the %u201cvalley of death,%u201d and climbing up that hill and reaching now 45 years later and still being able to be in charge, still seeing the growth, and now having our family of products spread to over 40 countries is truly amazing. So really, the survival factor is what I%u2019m most proud of, especially when I%u2019ve seen so many of my patriots and many more be sold and go out of business. I was able to visit Sam Walton in his office, who took his dog to work with him like I take my golden retriever with me, and he actually took me under his wing and gave me his book about how you survive in this world today by being more industrious, more creative, more dedicated, and working harder than the guy next to you. The average person in my office has more than 20 years of service in my company, which doesn%u2019t happen often these day, so that%u2019s my proudest Photo Credit: accomplishment.Viktorija Pashutawww.pashutaphotography.com