HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2003 – Pheasant Ring Autistic Community Ring of Hope Community Service Award
- 2008 – NAACP Oakland County Chapter’s Corporate Leadership Award
- 2008 – Florist Review Magazine’s Retail Florist of the Year for Community Involvement
- 2008 – Chamber of Commerce honoree as Business Person of the Year
- 2011 – Inc. Magazine’s Top 500|5000-ranked Fastest Growing Retailer
- 2012 – Optimist International’s Business Person of the Year Michigan District
- 2014 – Civil rights organization United We Walk’s Community Leader Award
- 2016 – Commissioned Honorary Naval Commander (O-5) by Michigan Governor Schneider
- 2018 – Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, #1 Hot New Release and International Best Seller
- 2019 – Southern California Book Festival, Winner Best Business Book
- 2019 – Barnes & Noble’s Top 5 Best Sellers of All Books Worldwide
- 2019 – USA TODAY Bestselling Author
- 2019 – Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
- 2019 – New York Book Festival. Winner Best Non-Fiction
