Leadership
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Montgomery County Leadership: Matin Haghkar, Owner of RE/MAX Plus
Matin Haghkar, Owner of RE/MAX Plus (Bridgeport and Philadelphia), PHL Abstract, Wize Mortgage, and Team Leader of The Haghkar Group, spoke to MONTCO Today about growing up in Montgomery and Chester County and how hardship growing up pushed him to become an entrepreneur. Haghkar describes being a senior in high school, working 40 hours a…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Jack Dooley, Partner, Dischell Bartle Dooley
Jack Dooley, a partner at Dischell Bartle Dooley, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Fort Washington and attending Villanova basketball games with his dad, which turned him into a lifelong basketball fan. His experiences with early jobs — washing dishes and cleaning swimming pools — and a stint on the high school debate…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Daylin Leach, Former State Senator, and Representative
Daylin Leach, former State Senator, and Representative, spoke to MONTCO Today about the lessons he learned from his tumultuous childhood – he went to eight different elementary schools — and how he became interested in politics and law early on. Daylin Leach described how another former Senator and Representative, Connie Williams, helped him enter the…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Steve Wicke, CEO, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon
Steve Wicke, CEO of Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon, spoke with MONTCO Today about the differences between growing up in southern Virginia and suburban Maryland in the 1960s and 70s. He also talked about the importance music played in his life growing up, from going to concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion with his…
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6 Steps to Creating Great Leaders in Your Organization
Whether you are leading a large company or your family, the key to leading well is to develop your members into great leaders. By teaching and encouraging people to live in confidence and skill, you are going to have the best advantage towards a great outcome. That outcome could be your growing company or a…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Bud Hansen, President and CEO, Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center
Bud Hansen, president and CEO of Normandy Farm, spoke to MONTCO Today about his close relationship with his dad and how he learned to love golf from an early age. He also talked about sharing a love of sports with his wife and kids and why their house is where their kids love to hang…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Richard Gottlieb, President and COO, Keystone Development + Investment
Richard Gottlieb, President and COO at Keystone Development + Investment, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, moving to Cherry Hill as a boy, attending Drexel, and how a relative introduced him to the commercial real estate business after college. He shared Keystone’s plans for the new SORA West development in Conshohocken,…
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4 Simple Actions to be a Business Catalyst (And Why it Matters)
What is a Catalyst According DictionaryReference.com, A catalyst is a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected. Also: Something that causes activity between two or more people or forces without itself being affected. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, creators of the Giving Pledge, encourage billionaires to give half of their…
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Valley Forge Military College of Pennsylvania Opens Speaker Series
The HR McMaster Center for Security Studies speaker series at the Valley Forge Military College (VFMC) welcomed Marc Ferraro as its opening speaker for the fall 2022 semester. Mr. Ferraro is the primary assistant to the Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The series is named for VFMAC graduate Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster ‘80…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Dorothy Jaworski, Treasurer, Penn Community Bank
Dorothy Jaworski, Treasurer for Penn Community Bank, spoke to MONTCO Today about growing up in Conshohocken and Trooper with three siblings. She started working at a bank part-time as a teller in her senior year of high school and loved it so much that she pursued it as a career. Jaworski described why she chose…
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Does Celebrating Success Every Day Matter to You, Your Team, Your Company? Yes, Yes, and Yes!
For the past couple of weeks, I have been talking about celebrating success in your personal life and at the office. I’m guessing you have some questions like: ‘Will this really benefit me? Will this really benefit those in my company?’ Yes. Absolutely! The act of celebrating gives you tangible, positive feedback and fulfills the human…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Lauren Wochok, Dean, Valley Forge Military Academy
Lauren Wochok, Dean of Valley Forge Military Academy, spoke with MONTCO Today about how her youth and experiences have enabled her to take the helm at Valley Forge Military Academy and how growing up in a diverse community in a multi-generational household grounded her, helping her to relate well among her students. After studying special…
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Do You Need A Good Celebration at Work?
Last week we talked about celebrating your small wins and building a successful life and career one win at a time. Celebrating success in a company, large or small, is equally important. Celebrating both company and individual victories does not just create a positive “vibe.” It also helps workers see themselves as effective and part…
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Taking Time to Celebrate Your Success Daily to Unlock Even Greater Wins
These days, we are all in a race to the finish. Every corner of life is taunting us with competition to be the best, or at least not the worst. The opportunity to compare our failures with others’ success is always there beckoning. There must be a better life, right? We dream of bigger futures,…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Mike Missanelli
Mike Missanelli, the sports radio personality and cohost of the JAKIB Postgame Show with Seth Joyner, Derrick Gunn, and Devan Kaney that debuted yesterday afternoon immediately following the Eagles’ season opener in Detroit, spoke to MONTCO Today last month about his humble beginnings growing up in Bristol, where he and his friends made their own…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Michael Louis, Partner, MacElree Harvey
Michael Louis, a partner at MacElree Harvey, spoke to MONTCO.Today about his childhood in Wilmington as the third oldest of four brothers. He discussed what he learned from the different jobs he had growing up, from mowing lawns starting at age 12 to meeting lifelong friends working at Fenwick Crab House. Louis also talked about…
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Are You the Hero of Your Thoughts?
Thoughts are very powerful. Everything in your external world started as a thought in your internal world. Your belief system is the product of ideas you have been exposed to throughout your life. Thousands of years of wisdom, experience, and observation have proven that you become what you think about all day long. “Nurture your…
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9 Tips to Stop Living in the Poverty Mindset
I work so hard, and I still can’t make ends meet. I’ll never be able to afford a vacation. I’ll take what I can get for this project, even if it’s not my full rate. Do these statements, or some form of them, sound familiar? Engaging in limiting thought limits your ability to succeed. Scientific…
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