40 Under 40: What you don't know about the honorees

What is something people would be surprised to know about you?

"When I was younger, I pedaled the swan boats in the Boston Public Garden during the day, and then at night I would go to Fenway Park and sell concessions in the stands." — James Greene

"I am an avid musky fisherman — the fish of 10,000 casts — and spend most summer and fall weekends musky fishing at Chautauqua Lake in New York. In 2019, I was No. 1 in the men's division of the Muskies Inc. International for most musky caught and released — 134." — David Dragisic

"Many don't know I've been working since I was 13 to buy my own school supplies. Many don't know I absolutely hate chocolate and peanut butter. Many don't know I hate shopping. Many people don't know I love to crochet. Oh, also, many people don't know I'm absolutely fascinated by history." — Jasmine Figueroa

"I have like 50 animals. … I have chickens. I have ducks. We have turkeys. We have two cats. We have four dogs. We have a gecko. We have hermit crabs and fish. ... We're animal people. I'm an animal person, and my kids love it. My wife loves animals." — Jheury Moran Vivas

"I'm a sneakerhead. I have a sneaker room at my house with well north of 100 pairs." — Andrew Spitzer

"I'm a former dancer. I was trained to do tap, pointe, lyrical, jazz and hip-hop. I've not competed in years though I do still enjoy it very much." — Alana Wilson

"I married my middle school sweetheart." — Anam Ali Hashambhai

"I sing karaoke in Vietnamese. When I was younger, I thought I could be a famous Vietnamese singer. But my favorite music to sing is old country folk." — Diana Kennedy

"I love American muscle [cars], and we've never really had any American muscle stores. … I have a few muscle cars in my stable, and people are really shocked when they see them because they figure I would like old European stuff." — Eddy Allen

"I did an internship at the Omaha Zoo. I worked in the aquarium and with the penguins; I fed the penguins." — Amy Hitch

"I'm a pretty laid-back person. Usually people are surprised when I tell them that I was a Marine and did two tours in Iraq." — Mike Cavanaugh

"I like to put Legos together. ... Right now, I have a Rubik's Cube in my hand, and I'll sit here and solve it and then scramble it and then solve it again." — Jeffrey Ramsey