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Ultimate Building Champ: How Justin Wren Went From Professional Fighter to Nonprofit Builder
‘If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed room with a mosquito.’ That Swahili proverb struck a chord with Justin Wren—UFC fighter, philanthropist, author, podcaster—and he hopes it will strum a similar tune for those in attendance at ABC Convention 2025.
By Grace Calengor
December 4, 2024
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by Grace Calengor
Grace Calengor is senior editor of Construction Executive. Prior to joining ABC in April 2023, she was managing editor of The Zebra Press in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 2020 with two bachelor’s degrees in English and classics, and a minor in comparative literature.
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