Have you ever met someone really remarkable? Not, “my dad is a remarkable guy,” kind of great, but the kind of, “I don’t know what just hit me,” kind of remarkable. I saw the movie , last night. It brought back memories of three remarkable people I’ve encountered who have left a lasting impression on me. I’m going way back in my time machine for the first one. His name is John and he was a client of mine. This was in the late nineties, when the internet was just getting hot. I owned a small telemarketing firm, Call Station. We did lead generation for John’s start-up. The business sold banner ads on websites when online advertising was trying to figure itself out. Others may say there was nothing remarkable about John. He was smart, that’s for sure. He was young, no more than twenty-four. And although he appeared to be chill, he was the most focused, determined, and driven person I had ever met. Read next feature >