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Ben Passyn, 36
Owner
American Craftsman Construction, Easton, Md.
EDUCATION
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Tulane University
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Launched custom home-building business in 2007; averaging one sale per month
Managed to stay profitable through the market downturn, booking more than $4 million in new-home sales the last two years
EXTRACURRICULAR
Member, International Code Council
OFF THE CLOCK
Loves to barbeque on his Big Green Egg
Can’t live without Netflix (“I don’t have, nor do I ever want, cable”)
Hobbies include pretty much anything outdoors, especially duck hunting
Getaway spot: Any remote cay in the Bahamas to fish with family
SECRET LIFE
One of 10 children; married to an only child
Served as an AH-1W Cobra helicopter pilot in the Marine Corps
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