Who was Manny Brown? I have learned to be an independent person with a lot of work ethic. I started working really young around 13 years old when I would go with my Grandfather to his Venetian Blind Showroom in the Bronx, New York. I would go one day per week - I wasn't really legal to work at that age, though it didn't really matter because I did not have that much to do. Grandpa really didn't like driving alone and wanted some company for the ride down. I think the most I did was answer a phone and say please hold.