Name
Robert C. Van Luvanee
Company/Organization
Iron Shoe Distillery
What Does Your Company/Organization Do?
Restaurant/Distillery
Age
25
Accomplishments
Army Firefighter/Head Distiller at Iron Shoe Distillery
What else do you hope to accomplish by the age of 40?
Have a successful Military career and have my own business.
Education
High School
Residence
Niles, MI
Where were you born?
California
What was your first job?
Maintenance at Halbritter-Wickens Funeral Home
Best advice you ever got?
Hard work pays off.
Who inspires you most?
Anyone who works hard and carries their own weight.
That one thing about you we’d be most surprised to learn.
I’m a Firefighter in the Army
What do you love to do in your downtime?
Go to the gym.
What book are you reading now?
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Volunteer activity you love the most.
Firefighting
What motivates you to give back to your community?
The hope that it carries forward.
What Superpower would you most love to have? (for example, the ability to fly or to be invisible, or incredible strength, etc)
Flying
What would you like to leave behind as your legacy once you are gone?
To motivate others to be the best “you” that they could be.
What does the honor of being named to the 40 Under 40 most mean to you?
I’ll have something to show for all the hard work and effort I put forward paying off.
