Close-Up Profiles When Roy Mullet moved his family to Hesston, Kansas, in 1958, his thought was to live in an area with warmer winters than the cold climate of Montana. In order to support his family, he took a job with Hesston Industries. Hesston was a metal fabricator making cabs for agricultural combines and tractors; small metal fabricators were common throughout the Midwest.   More

Close-Up Profiles Back in 1925, E.J. Smith founded one of the country?s first golf course distributorships representing The Toro Company. He knew that if he followed four basic principles, he would be successful in his new business.    More

Close-Up Profiles SOME PEOPLE CLIMB THE LADDER of success by moving from one firm to another, each move taking them a little higher up the corporate ladder.    More

Close-Up Profiles Chic Kelty will be the first to admit that if he had the chance to do it over again, he would do some things differently. On the other hand, maybe it was because of these life experiences that Kelty is where he is today.    More

Close-Up Profiles As with many corporate executives, Roger Mongeon, a chemical engineer who worked for Union Carbide, found himself being transferred around the provinces of Canada. His children were growing up, and moving from city to city, changing schools frequently, was getting a bit trying.    More

Close-Up Profiles When growing up, some people just know what they want to do with their lives. Many don’t really know, but find “it” later in their careers. Still others never seem to find their place in the sun.   More

Close-Up Profiles From model and actor to successful businessman, Steve Sandalis is living his dream. Born in Queens, New York, the Sandalis family moved to Long Island when Steve was just a boy. Sandalis remembers vividly the stream running through the property his parents bought in Commack   More

Close-Up Profiles What separates some people and makes them stand out from the crowd? In a business environment, if you?re in a highly technical field, it can help to have a PhD in an area of specialization.    More

Close-Up Profiles Its almost impossible to map out someone?s career path at a very young age, because no matter how you map it, there are always detours. But this was not the case with Bob Lisle.    More

Close-Up Profiles Every once in a while you run across someone who has a talent that seems so natural, it’s as if they were put on this earth just for that purpose . . . meet Judy Guido.   More