High School
"Get off your ass and go get it" — The frank lessons from friends and mentors that have fueled JJ Resendez's rise
From Haltom to South Hills to Crowley – few have consistently succeeded in Fort Worth like him.
JJ Resendez was just a few credits short of graduating from Southwest Texas State in the fall of 1997, and decided to return home to finish up the last handful of freshman-level courses he needed at a community college in Fort Worth.
At the time, Resendez – a 23-year-old Haltom High School alum – was working at a local 24-Hour Fitness as he completed his undergraduate degree. Like a lot of 23-year olds, Resendez said he didn’t really have a plan for his future at the time.
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