Real World Leaders

 How do you survive adolescence and early adulthood working to impress a domineering parent? Students from KIPP Academy Charter School interview Jeff Westphal, Founder of MeaningSphere and hear how resilience and a personal commitment to work for things you really care about leads to success. Followed by - What does history have to do with business? Students from Legends Charter School interview J...

 Do wanting to win and learning to take losses help you succeed in life? Williamson College of the Trades students interview Ron Scheese, President and CEO of Andesa Services and John Blaskovich, President and CEO of MedEast Post-Op and Surgical, Inc., and hear stories of learning from losses and maintaining a winning attitude in order to find success in life and business. 

 If you don’t make a mistake, it means you’re not trying - Chris Heffernan: Can you truly understand success if you've never experienced failure? Methacton High School students interview Chris Heffernan, CEO of dlivrd, and hear that the rearview mirror is a lot smaller than the windshield for a reason. Followed by: how can learning from your mistakes and learning to pivot make positive change? Lis...

What are keys to a successful career? Passion and resilience. Students from Global Leadership Academy Southwest and Manassas Park High School interview Larry Bendesky, Managing Shareholder of Salz Mongeluzzi Bendesky and Kevin Wolfgang, President of Evergreen Apartment Group about finding a career that you are passionate about and resilience in the face of adversity.

Does knowing the next move to make in business really matter? Students from Hopeworks interview Guido Gallicchio, Chairman and President of Thayer Distribution and Bobby Ritterbeck, Founder and President of Best Egg and hear their stories of how their curiosity and ability to have foresight helps them stay one step ahead in business and life. 

 "Does hard work really pay off?" Students from Academies at Roxborough High School interview John Ferretti, CEO of Codi Worldwide and hear his stories of working at a very young age and the work ethic developed during his youth, that led to his future success in business. Also, Who would have guessed that the CEO of the 6th largest transit agency in the U.S. never took a transportation class in s...

What does being flexible have to do with understanding your own biases? Students from Imhotep Institute Charter High School interview Phil Jauragie, Founder of Mandulac Strategies, LLC and retired CEO of Sabre Systems, and hear how understanding your own biases and being aware of others' biases can help you navigate challenging situations and conversations. What's the difference between failing an...

"You don't have to be the wealthiest, just be happy with what you do." - Tony S. Williamson College of the Trades students meet with Tony Santora, President of A & E Constuction Co., and Neha Arnold CEO of Sedna Consulting Group to discuss the true colors of running a successful business.

Does having people skills and a strong network really matter in business? Students from Hopeworks interview John Rizzo, CEO of InductEV and Charles Bernard, CEO of Eagle Metals, and hear how their people skills, intuition and network have contributed to their success. 

 Imhotep students interview Jeff Reimel, President at Reimel Machine and Glenn Bostock, CEO of Snapcab and hear how mindset, self awareness & humility can help you overcome adversity and help you lead others. You cannot force someone to so something they don't want to do. You have to nurture their strengths and let them work into what they like to get the best out of that person. 

Does being willing to get your hands dirty really make a difference? Hopeworks students interview Ryan Barber, Sr. Vice President of RW Dake Construction, Bob Peppelman, CEO of RJP Consulting Group, and hear stories and advice of how being willing to do the dirty work and persevering through challenges has led to their success in business. 

How can outworking others lead to success? Students from IDAAY interview Leigh Ehrlich CFO of Main Line Systems Health and John Rapchinski, Principal of Maximus Partners, and hear how being willing to do the work that others don't, and seeking out mentors to guide you, can help lead you to success. 

 How can mentors make a difference in your life? Students from HOPEWORKS interview Mike Precopio, CEO of Summers Laboratories and Dan Rhoton, CEO of HOPEWORKS and hear their real life experiences with having a mentor and being a mentor to others. 

 IMHOTEP students interview Chris Cera, coFounder of Arcweb Technologies & Keith Bethel, coFounder of Bethelmorris - Triple B Hospitality and hear how chess helped Keith to focus on his next three moves and how believing in yourself is the only way to start and lead a successful business.

 IMHOTEP students interview Chekemma Fulmore Townsend, President of Hamilton Family Charitable Trust & John Blaskovich, CEO of MedEast Post Op & Surgical and hear how being on a journey to self discovery and making good choices led to their success.  

Michele Bolos of NT Concepts looks for 4 qualities when hiring employees HEAT...honesty - E, empathy -A, accountability - T, trust. Ian Kramer of Schorn Construction Co. Inc. talks about high standards in his personal life and in the business. Being able to multitask and prioritize are essential in his leadership role. 

 Roxborough High School students interview Conrad Oakey, CEO of NovaTech Automation and hear how a Chemistry major and comic book artist took the leap to CEO his family business. St. Malachy students interview Rob Lail of LiteMovers to hear how a moving business was born from a boat purchase. Directions change and he encourages students to look at opportunities in the directional changes that life...

Franklin Towne students hear about the growth mindset and how it's important to take a step back to understand the challenges ahead from GZA Principal Ernie Hanna and Brian Watterson, Founder & CEO of Network Connections.

Souderton Area High School students interview Larry Stuardi, CEO of MRA Group & Lewis Sharps MD, Founder of Positive Physicians Insurance Co and hear how important it is to make and nurture relationships in life and in business.

Tacony Academy students get to hear from Bob Kreamer, CEO of Indian Valley and the new Wissahickon Valley Boys and Girls Club & Donald Bird, Managing Principal/CEO of  Bird Brand Enterprises  and learn how they balance self-reliance, competing with yourself, and teamwork to be the leaders that they are. Setting examples, in those areas, for their team so their team will do the same. 

 Listen to our guests, Ned Moore, CEO of Clutch & Todd Sager, President of AWE  think outside of the box to get their team motivated to have meaning and fulfillment in their job. Motivated and happy employee leads to results for the company.

Ron Scheese, CEO of Andesa Services & Joe Crandall, CEO of Greencastle Consulting talk about how the "Only Way Out is Through". It take perseverance and faith to make it as a CEO and leader. Listen as the mentor the youth to build those skills now so doors will open for them later on in their lives.

Young adults from Hopeworks interview Roman Sharf, Founder & CEO of Luxury Bazaar & Brent Saul, Partner of Weldwire and hear how they overcame struggles, believed in themselves and became the business leaders that they are today. 

Students from Sankofa Academy asked; "When you were a first baseman in your youth, how does that relate to your position today?" Chuck Cohen answered, "Don't Drop the Ball!" - Many lesson learned at young ages will develop skills that you will take throughout you whole life. 

When students asked, "What does success look like?" Paul Tramo of Sentinel Process Systems replied, "success is an intersection of passion and hard work." Chris Contini, founder of On Course Systems feels that the best was to do that is by supporting employees in their careers and personal. Employee engagement drives the goals and success of a company.