Central PA
How A Thriving Culture Can Help Businesses Navigate Through Changing Markets
Marc Kurowski / President & CEO of K&W Engineers, Owner of Historic King Mansion
Marc currently serves as the CEO and President of K&W Engineers. Founded in 2005, K&W is a full-service site design firm comprised of civil engineers, landscape architects, planners and land surveyors. They transform communities by designing great places where people live, work, learn, and play. Their work spans athletic facilities, schools, universities, healthcare, residential, civic, and commercial sites.
Central PA Episode 36 – Peter Sobotta – Founder & CEO of ReturnLogic
Peter Sobotta / ReturnLogic
Peter Sobotta is the Founder and CEO of ReturnLogic, a software and analytics company that helps retailers optimize their product returns strategy.
Before starting ReturnLogic, Peter served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Corps Officer providing logistics and operational support to forward deployed forces. After a successful naval career in logistics and later software development, Peter turned these skills to co-found and launch recoupIT, an Information Technology Asset Disposal business that he successfully grew and led for 10 years. read more…
Central PA Episode 35 – Dr. Jeffrey McCausland – Founder & CEO of Diamond6
Dr. Jeffrey McCausland / Diamond6
Since 2000, both domestic and internationally, Dr. McCausland has conducted numerous executive leadership development workshops and consulted for leaders in public education, US government institutions, non-profit organizations, and corporations.
Dr. McCausland is a retired Colonel from the U.S. Army and former Dean of Academics at the U.S. Army War College. He is a Visiting Professor of National Security at Dickinson College. read more…
Central PA Episode 34 – Jack Oyler – President of Faulkner Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM FIAT of Mechanicsburg
Jack Oyler / President of Faulkner Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM FIAT of Mechanicsburg, Faulkner Collision Center of Carlisle and Faulkner Collision Center of Mechanicsburg
Jack Oyler’s career with the Faulkner Organization began in 1998 when a meeting with Hank Faulkner (the third generation leader of the Faulkner organization) turned into a summer job writing service at the Pontiac, GMC, Isuzu, Suzuki store in Harrisburg. Hank believed that general manager’s should spend time in all departments to truly understand the business. Three summers later, with additional stints in the body shop and accounting office, Hank asked Jack to start selling cars at Mazda in Philadelphia. After a successful year in sales at Mazda, Jack was promoted to F&I manager at the Pontiac, Buick, GMC store in Trevose. This promotion, into one of the highest performing F&I departments at the time, was the catalyst for Jack’s career in management with the organization. read more…
Central PA Episode 33 – David Cordier – Follow Your Intuition
David Cordier / Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
David Cordier is founder of Cordier Auctions & Appraisals. Mr. Cordier has been in the antiques business since 1980, and an appraiser since 1990. He is a graduate of Winterthur Museum’s Winter Institute and has attended classes in the Fine and Decorative Arts at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and the Appraisal Studies Program at New York University, New York. read more…
Central PA Episode 32 – John Gilliland – Never Give Up
John Gilliland / The Investment Real Estate Group
John H. Gilliland is president and founder of The Investment Real Estate Group of Companies including, Investment Real Estate, LLC, Investment Real Estate Management, LLC, Investment Real Estate Construction, LLC and Moove In Self Storage.
Mr. Gilliland is a Pennsylvania native with roots in the State College area. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. During his tenure in California with The Hanes Company and Sperry Van Ness, he specialized in selling multi-family and investment real estate properties. Mr. Gilliland returned to his home state to work in the commercial real estate field for Bennett Williams in York, PA and High Associates in Lancaster, PA. read more…
Central PA Episode 31 – Jim Czupil – The Three C’s; Care, Community & Consistency
Jim Czupil / Gold’s Gym Linglestown and Camp Hill
Leadership and strategy consultant with 35 years of experience in all areas of organization effectiveness, including executive and leadership development, executive coaching, diversity, strategic staffing, executive compensation and performance management. Has driven change and transformation at global organizations with experience in China, India, Russia, Brazil and Mexico. read more…
Central PA Episode 30 – Michael Pavone – President & CEO of Pavone Marketing Group
Michael Pavone / Pavone Marketing Group
Michael Pavone is President & CEO of Pavone Marketing Group, Inc., a Harrisburg and Philadelphia-based holding company that comprises four distinct marketing units: quench, Varsity, Pavone and WildFig. read more…
Central PA Episode 29 – Bob McCormack – Maximizing Your Business Value
Bob McCormack / Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors
Bob founded Murphy McCormack Capital Advisors in 2005 after a successful career in financial services. He is the former president & chief executive officer of SunBank, a regional financial services company with more than $1 billion in assets. As CEO, he negotiated and implemented numerous acquisitions. With more than 25 years of financial services experience, Bob also has extensive financing expertise and contacts. read more…
Central PA Episode 28 – Joel Flinchbaugh – Member-in-Charge, & David Maaskant – Member at SEK CPAs and Advisors
Joel Flinchbaugh / SEK CPAs and Advisors
As Member-in-Charge of SEK’s Carlisle office, Joel provides overall leadership andguidance. He specializes in providing accounting and tax services for a wide variety ofindividual and business clients, including family businesses and newbusiness start-ups. read more…
Central PA Episode 27 – Scott Shewell – President & CEO of Safe Harbour
Scott Shewell / Safe Harbour
Scott K. Shewell is the President and CEO of Safe Harbour. Safe Harbour’s mission is to provide housing and supportive services for homeless and nearly homeless individuals and families to help them achieve independent living by improving their basic life skills. read more…