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6 | Foundations Design tion of Foundations. Long before audiences started tuning-in to watch Pasternack and Trow’s talents in transforming homes in re- courses that resonate with home sellers and purchasers, they were busy fulfilling other professional obligations which had little to do with real estate, building or design. Pas- ternack is a Certified Public Accountant who formerly worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers and Piedmont Bank of Georgia. He was already managing several compa- nies of his own when he befriended Brian Trow in 2002. As the son of an industrial arts and woodworking teacher, Trow grew up surrounded by carpentry, finishing and all manner of tradecraft, but ultimately pur- sued a degree in Fitness Management from Wartburg College in Iowa. After moving to Atlanta in 2002, Trow worked as a personal fitness trainer and staff director. Trow and Pasternack became close friends and over the course of a conversation one afternoon, Trow shared that his professional goals didn’t in- volve being a 40 year-old personal trainer. As both men had interests in home renovation and real estate development, the two deter- mined to create their own company. As Pas- ternack explains, “We said that the founda- tion of our companywas going to be based on the same aspects of our personal friendship... The Prado Kitchen, after remodel