Home: Gibsonia, PA. Age: Younger than I look. Birthplace: Germany. Profession: Consultant. Organization: Advanced Treatment, Inc. Title: President. Alma mater: West Virginia University.
Latest accomplishment: Increasing the number of our clients. Latest contribution to others: Advising clients. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Branching out to other counties in Pennsylvania. Hobbies: Snow-skiing. Recent travel or adventure: Traveling in Italy. Last book read: The Gilded Age, by Mark Twain.
Personality profile: Decisive, but friendly. Responsive. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Inquisitive. How do you define a perfect friendship? A person I can call in the middle of the night, and they have no problem helping. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Trustworthy. What is your greatest joy? Spending time with my wife. What is your greatest fear? Other drivers. What is your guilty pleasure? Coffee. What is at the top of your bucket list? Traveling to Germany.
What was your first paying job? Cutting lawns at age 13. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? My bicycle. What book have you repeatedly read? A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Pictures of my children. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My wife. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Work hard. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Be friendly.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field?
Spend more time listening to clients.
What change would you like to see in the world? I’d like people to be more friendly and smile. What message do you want to send out into the world? Slow down.
As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An attorney. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Family pictures. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? My wife and kids. What advice would you give your younger self? Slow down. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? Getting married. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? College years.
Personal mission: Spending time with my family. Personal motto: Slow down. Favorite quote: “Haste makes waste” (John Ray). Desired epitaph: Loving father.
