Landmark Stories

For Jake Andrews ’08 school was always hard. “I couldn’t sit still, struggled to maintain focus, and was ashamed of my dyslexia. And then I came to Landmark,” he shared. 

“At Landmark, my teachers understood how I learned best and made me aware of my learning style. I also developed deeper compassion for people—especially those with disabilities. Being at Landmark made me realize that I am different in a way, but not ‘bad’ different.”

After Landmark, Jake went to Curry College. Upon graduation, he wound up in California doing technology sales. “When I returned to Boston, my uncle offered me a job at his flooring company back home in Massachusetts,” he recalled. Jake credits his uncle’s brutally honest but loving supervision and guidance as one of the many building blocks of his success. “My uncle would call me out when I made a mistake. It made me aware of what was challenging for me. I was always open to his feedback, and still am to this day. By learning on the job and always wanting to improve, I could hone in on the things that were hard for me and discover what I was good at.”

When I asked him what he’s learned about himself in the past decade he says, “When you work on your own, you need to be self-sufficient and get the job done. At the beginning, I was so hard on myself. But then I learned that when I hit a roadblock I stop, take 10 minutes, compose myself, and try to find a way to work through the problem. There’s always a solution, but you just have to be in the right state of mind to figure it out.”

Today, Jake is president of Saulnier Epoxy Floors, a commercial and residential epoxy floor company, the largest of its kind in Massachusetts. He also owns Cape Epoxy which services Cape Cod and the islands. He and his wife are the proud parents of a new daughter and he is approaching this new role with the same hands-on approach he has with the other accomplishments in his life.  

Article originally published in The Lantern Spring/Summer 2022.

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