“We're a human race,” he said. “I think you know money's one thing, making a dollar's one thing. But living is a whole other aspect, and if we can slow down that curve a little bit, I think that’s greater than any financial gain that you can get.”

A fun fact about Mac is that he loves Star Wars. The Storm Trooper is his favorite.

“It's the nuts and bolts of the empire, you know. We make the whole thing happen. Sure there's a guy with a light saber whatever, but it's the guys on the ground making it happen,” he said.

Now, Mac is the guy on the ground making it happen—one glove, one mask, one empire at a time.

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