“Innovation is the creation of the new, or the re-arranging of the old in a new way.”

–Mike Vance

His Life

• Born May 6, 1870 in San Jose, California.
• Parents were immigrants from Favale di Malvaro in Italy.
• Went to Heald College in San Francisco.
• Started out as a produce broker, commission merchant, and a produce dealer for Santa
  Clara Valley farms. He was extremely successful.
• Was able to retire at the age of 31.