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Laura Ricketts

■ We lived in a nice neighborhood growing in Omaha, but, like, our property was torn up. The roof was leaking. Our dishwasher didn’t work. The door to the oven wouldn’t close; we had to prop a chair up against it. But my parents founded their own business and worked super hard. Having that model was important to me.

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