Rob grew up in a family of two parents and seven siblings living in a two-bedroom, one-bath 745 square foot house in Northeast Baltimore City. He is the son of an Italian immigrant and a red haired German.

Money was hard to come by while growing up. Rob started working at age 11 delivering newspapers. He used his earnings to pay his tuition through a private high school and college. He played baseball in college while attending Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.  

After graduating from FAU, Rob took a job as a stock broker in North Palm Beach, Florida. Arriving early one day for work, he noticed a book sitting on his mentor’s desk. It was titled, “The Greatest Salesman in the World,” and was written by Og Mandino. He took it home that evening and finished the book that evening, and he hasn’t looked back since. After reading it and Part II of Mandino’s best seller, Rob was inspired to become a speaker and writer, even though he didn’t know it at the time.

In the winter of 1992, Rob started out writing down his goals. He didn’t start reaching them until 2001, when he gave his first speech to a crowd of 650 people. That was the encouragement he needed to join Toastmasters, an international speaking organization that helped him to hone his skills as a speaker. In 2005, Rob finally wrote down his goal to write a book. Rob knew he wanted the book to be centered on the theme of awareness but he didn’t feel worthy enough of being an author. He struggled for years and wrote sparingly before he finally committed to finish writing his book in January 2017.

A serial entrepreneur, Rob has been involved in several businesses. He had his own newspaper business from 1994 until 2004. Rob was partners in a cigar business in the mid 1990s. He flipped a few houses over the years and has spoke in front of several organizations, including Wells Fargo, Sherwin-Williams, Wachovia, M&T Bank, BB&T Bank, The Baltimore Sun, and others. Rob also speaks to school students and prison inmates. When Rob speaks, he is moved by the spirit to connect with others and inspire them to realize their dreams.

In Rob’s first book, Better Than You Think, he shares his experiences and insights on awareness and how he has grown into the person he is today, and the person he wishes to become, which is an ever-changing goal. His goal is to inspire and impact everyone he meets to fulfill their God-given potential.

By listening to Rob or reading his new book, you too will learn how to become more aware of yourself and your potential.  You will learn ways to access that potential in you and put it to use.  You will laugh, you may cry, and you will think, and those are the three components to having a good day but more importantly to having a good life!

Rob currently owns a real estate team at eXp Realty in Baltimore County, Maryland. He has been sold more than 1,700 homes and continues to build his team, leading the way by instructing agents not only on the ins and outs of the business of real estate, but on how to be their best selves.

Rob became a dad at age 17. He has been married to his lovely wife Debbie since 1996. He has three children, Crystal, Robbie, and Amanda and a granddaughter, Corina Thompson.