The Soldier, The Dad, The Business Man<\/p>\n
AMPS – Where were you born and raised?
\nEric- Columbia, Louisiana, a small town outside of Monroe, Louisiana.<\/p>\n
AMPS -What was your childhood like growing up in a small town?![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Eric-Eggins4-221x300.jpg?resize=221%2C300\")
\nEric- Growing up in a small town definitely has its advantages\/disadvantages. It was a close-knit community. Everybody knew your name and your family. I\u2019m the youngest of four, so if I ever got into trouble, there was always somebody around who would call one of my siblings or my parents.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Did you play any sports in school?
\nEric- Yes, I was pretty athletic growing up; I played baseball, football, basketball, and I ran track.<\/p>\n
AMPS – What did you do after you graduated high school?
\nEric- Directly after high school, I joined the United States Marine Corps. It was two weeks after graduation (smiling).<\/p>\n
AMPS – Wow, so you were you just ready to get out into the word?
\nEric- I was just ready to get out of Columbia! Small town and I had watched too many episodes of \u2018Soul Train\u2019 (laughing).<\/p>\n
AMPS – Can you tell us a little bit about your experience and why did you choose the Marine Corps?
\nEric- It was a great experience. It opened up my eyes to diversity. I grew up in a somewhat segregated town, so it was refreshing to have relationships and meet people that were from places like Idaho, California, Georgia, just everywhere across the map. I traveled all over the world; Spain, Dubai, Kuwait. It afforded me the opportunity to do a lot of exciting things. The Marine Corps was a challenge for me, and I needed to prove to myself that I could do it.<\/p>\n
AMPS – How long did you serve?
\nEric- I served four years.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Why only four years and not make a career out of it?
\nEric- Well, I realized that the pick-up-and-go lifestyle is not for me. I mean I was picking up and going every three or four months. It was a rude awakening for me- traveling when you have that type of job you have to be ready to just pick up and go wherever they send you, and I realized that I wouldn\u2019t be able to do that, so I just decided to get out.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Are you not a traveling man or you just didn\u2019t like to move around a lot?
\nEric- I didn\u2019t like the moving around. I wanted to have a home base, a home port, and in the Marine Corps you never really had a home port. Your home port was wherever they wanted you to go.<\/p>\n
AMPS – After you got out of the Marine Corps, where did you go and what did you end up doing?<\/p>\n
Eric – Actually, I moved back to Louisiana for about six months, and then I moved to Seattle, Washington; I was there for two years and became interested in fashion.<\/p>\n
AMPS – How do you keep yourself in such good shape?
\nEric – I work out two or three times a week and try to make healthy food choices.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Do you work out to make yourself look good or for your health?
\nEric – Well, it\u2019s a little bit of both. I\u2019m so used to being in shape and I\u2019m trying to keep that going, plus I have two daughters and their boyfriends are sometimes a little bigger than me so, I just want them to understand that if there is a situation that arises, that I will handle it. (Both of us laughing)<\/p>\n
AMPS – So you have moved back to Texas. What part of Texas do you live in?
\nEric – I live in Allen, Texas; some consider it the North Dallas area.<\/p>\n
AMPS – What do you do now as far as your career goes?
\nEric – I work in business development, merchant services.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Do you model or have you done any modeling?
\nEric- I did some modeling when I lived in Seattle and I\u2019ve done a little bit here and there in Texas over the years at the Art Institute of Dallas and for product launches.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Has any modeling you\u2019ve done been in a commercial?
\nEric – No, not video commercials, just some print ads from back in the day.<\/p>\n
Amps- So, Eric tell our readers why didn\u2019t you stay with the modeling?
\nEric- Well, modeling is great and I like modeling, but once again, it\u2019s a pick up and move situation. You have to go wherever it\u2019s hot. Wherever people want you to be, you have to be. I wanted to settle down and focus on one place. I guess it\u2019s the small town in me.<\/p>\n
Amps- Do you have any other projects going on right now?
\nEric- Absolutely! I\u2019m always in fashion. I\u2019ve done some personal styling. I\u2019ve also been working on a fashion blog. Stay tuned for that.<\/p>\n
AMPS – Will that be here in the DFW metroplex?
\nEric- Yes it will. I just want to thank AMPS Magazine for allowing me to be a part of their movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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