 started marketing the ADA basically without having it. Actually, I didn't even know what it really could do to you, the impact that it would cause. I just followed people's advice on everything that I could possibly, you know, I tried everything. And so in 2010, so a year later, I actually, we were completing a project for the USDA. And that was not a day, we were a sub. It was a pretty large CM at risk contract, and relatively large for us. And everything started happening one at the same time. I actually thought we were not going to get any, we weren't going to have any work because in 2010, this is the summer, we, there was nothing really in Miami. So everything started happening at the same time. And I actually hired 25 people in a month. So basically at the same time, we got a contract with Trouson District, a contract with Mobile and a contract with in Cape Canaveral. So at the same time, and I also, because I'm a believer of not focusing on one market only, that's kind of scary for me. We actually were also starting a contract with Miami-Dade County a little bit. And as a sub performing the concrete and the shell on a 30,000 square feet building. And so what happens is that we went to do a capability briefing on a, in Cape Canaveral. And this is, this is what I called a miracle. Many of the, of the miracles that I have had in my life, and also in the journey of this company that I have, went to do the presentation. And as we were driving back to Miami, in the middle of the road, they called and said, you have a three and a half million dollar contract. I mean, like, wow, we were like, what? I mean, we just wanted to be on our knees there and just praising God for the miracle because really a lot of people were closing doors in that time. Yes. Yes. Yes. So yeah, three and a half million. And then we had two subsequent contracts renewed on the same base. Now the, you said it was in Cape Canaveral. Yes. Okay. Now, was that directly with the base or was that with the core? No, Air Force. Okay, Air Force. Okay. All right. That was the first contract. Wow. Now, let's take it. Let's go back. Now, where does the name Luna kind come from? So Luna, Luna means moon in Spanish. Okay. And and Connie's construction, right? So it's funny. My, my partner, although I started the company, my partner today, who's actually my husband, too, we met working for another construction company, a large company down in Miami. We separated. I went my way. I went to be the director of construction for the city of Florida. I saw that heading the construction department there. That's our company. And we kept in touch, became very good friends. And we also became, got into our relationship, but we would separate, right? Okay. We would separate. And so when we were separated, we, we thought the moon communicated. We communicated through the moon. Oh, wow. It's way too romantic for construction. But that, but that is a true story. So, so when the logo, when, when, when we sat down with a guy that was doing the logo in Dominican Republic, I said to him, you know, it has to have the moon because it represents God in our lives. And God has to be the center of this company, just like it is the center of our lives. So it's way too, too much maybe for, for these folks. No, no, I think it's a great story. I think that, you know, it's a great backdrop to, to stating, you know, where your vision was headed right from the beginning. And then you carry that forward. Now, are you from Dominican Republic? Is that where you're from? Yes. Okay. Okay. So that, so you are from Dominican Republic. And you had a guy over there design it. Yes. So yeah, we didn't have any money. So I was in the garage. So I had to go, I basically sent a text to my brother and I asked, do you have somebody that can design this, this our logo? Because it has, I cannot compromise quality because I don't have money. I just, you know, money was tight. Yes. I was fighting and I didn't want to overstay myself, but I wanted greatness. And so that's, that's exactly what happened. We went to Dominican Republic sat down with him and until he did it and he produced what we think is an amazing logo. Actually, we trademark it. And if you have seen it, do you have our business cards with you? Yes. Yes. So you see four moons, right? Hold on. Let me pull it up in front of me. I'm on your website. Let me get Jackie's card. Oh, I didn't notice that. You're right. So the four moons represents four people brainstorming on a plan view. If you look at look at them from the top, so from the, from the, from the top to right. And then it also represents a star. It represents a cross. It does. I could see it all. Wow. That's pretty deep. So when we're lost, we have a star. We remember we have a star. There's always guiding us beyond what we can see in our, in our physical world. And we have that as a center of our lives. Wow. No, that's, that's, you know, that's seeing this car, but sometimes you don't just look at the logo. You don't really pay attention to it, but I see it now. I see it. Wow. That's great. So now, you said you didn't have any money. What made you quit your job at the city of Fort Lauderdale? I mean, it sounds like you had a good job. I'm sure people probably told you were crazy to walk away from that. Right. They did. I know. Now, can you imagine what brought me to do such a crazy thing? No, I can't. Can you? Can you? I mean, I can take a guess certainly because I know what that's like when you work for the cities and they don't, they don't give you your freedom to be able to grow, to develop as far as what I've seen. They kind of pigeonhole people. You can't become like, you couldn't be doing what you're doing now. Obviously working for the city. Maybe you want to help others. So I definitely, I did everything I could at that job and it was definitely an experience. It helps me put myself in the shoes of somebody working for the government. Okay. I can tell, you know, what they go through. There's a lot of competent people. But really, I had had a dream of having my own company and the moment in time when it happened, when it really wasn't the most convenient because I was then single with three children also. It was also an act of faith. So God said, this is the time when you're going to have a company and it was scary, but it was, I was very certain that it was the right time. And yes, people said that I was crazy. And you just, so you just, you just quit? Yeah, I said, I'm going to start my company. And I remember, I remember the city manager saying that I wasn't ready to start a company. I remember somebody else saying that I was, are you crazy with three kids? How can you do this? You know, you're being irresponsible. Yeah, my brother said, no, the economy is tanking. It's horrible that what's going to happen in finance. And, and you know what, it just, the, the, the belief inside was stronger than any of those. The believing what was possible was stronger than the fear that was trying, was being in, you know, people were trying to impose on you. Right. No, that's, that's, that's, that's, yeah, it takes a lot of faith. That takes a lot of faith to do. Now, prior to working for the city of Lauderdale, how long, how much of construction experience did you have before that? I had acquired 17 years of experience. Okay. Okay. So you knew the industry in and out. So you were pretty versed. Okay. All right. Well, that was, I mean, that was good. I actually came from a real estate background into this. So I had to learn like, by hitting the ground running, I didn't have any, a lot of prior knowledge to pull from. So you walked away, you quit your job, you founded the company, 2007, three kids, you got 8A. How did you learn about the 8A program? Somebody told me, somebody I was working with in the USDA project that I actually, actually after I left the city, another miracle, two days later after I left, two days. I got this phone call about this project, this architect I had worked with, and my partner too had worked with in a school. He said, I need somebody that can be the owner rep and can be doing construction management for, on behalf of the owner on this project, that was a $23 million job. So yes, I didn't have any work and I didn't market this, I didn't even, it really literally came from God, I think. It was just a remark to say that we were in the right track. Right, yes, it was a confirmation. A confirmation, that's the word, thank you. I'm still trying to learn how to speak English. No, I don't know, I think you've done it right just far, you know, where you're at, I mean, so keep going, please. So yeah, so two days later this happens and it took the two years of the recession, that contract was sufficient for that and that is exactly what happened. So I actually forgot your question, the original question. Well, so the original question was how did you learn about the 8A program? So as I was working on that contract, this, this person that was working there said, oh, you should, you should become 8A because I was being certified in everything I could possibly certify. I didn't know what I was doing when I started my business. Yes, I had already acquired experience, but as a project manager, right, you know, running construction projects, large projects, but it's not the same. No, no, totally different, I agree. I would agree. You know, there's a lot, there's a lot more to own in your own company. Oh, absolutely, absolutely. A lot of times we leave our jobs because we're good technicians and we know, you know, how to do the day to day of whatever technical aspect, you know, of our duties, but it's not the same as to running a company. Right. So I basically started going with the flow and just receiving guidance from other people, you know, I, I listen a lot to what other people try to tell you. And so one of the things was become 8A, I researched that and I did it. Hire somebody, you might know her, she helped me. I just didn't want to spend the time to go through the process. Lourdes, Martin Rosa, you probably know her. Yes, yes, I know the name. Yes, I know her. And I got it done and it was done. And then what I did though, I started marketing it before receiving the, when I learned what it could do, then I was proactive in the sense that I was traveling everywhere. I could possibly go through to learn about it, to expose the company, brand the company with the federal government. Okay. So it didn't take me as long as other people. Yeah, that's what I was going to say. A lot of people, they get the 8A and they don't know what to do with it or how to do it. And it takes, I've had people on the show that it took them eight years before they got their first contract. Now, I did spend money though, because some people don't understand the value of investing in marketing and, and networking and, you know, so in the contract that I had, I spent money from the money that we were making. Yes. In marketing, meaning, you know, Miami, it's basically way south of the United States. Yes, yes. We don't have a lot of military action. No, no. For you to get work, you got to travel. Yes. And that means money and time. So you have to multiply yourself because you got to do your day to day job and you need to do the other job.