Brian Kennedy, 52, was inspired to become a financial advisor after losing his father at a young age and seeing how his mother worked to provide for her family on her own. He started work as a paperboy, busboy, waiter and other jobs to help the family.

Kate Zimmerman, 43, is executive director of Leadership Lancaster. She joined the organization as program director in 2012 and became executive director in 2017.

Time can really get away from you quickly if you don't manage it well...

Brian Grundusky, 48, has spent his entire career with Bethany Village, which is located in Mechanicsburg and part of the Asbury Communities.  

As we actively engage with our dealer design partners, we find through addressing their needs, this healthy balance between form and function is met. 

The overarching message in our approach (is) never stop learning, stay curious and focus on becoming the leader you want to be..

As an organization, we should push the value, the difference that catering events make in the lives of others. We forget how important relationships, community and events are to people and how it makes a difference, and educating that that value is worth a price.

Karen Simons, 58, founded her own accounting practice – which moves into a new office this week – in 2004. She has been in the public accounting field since 1995.  

Searching the market for a specific user often involves reaching out directly to commercial landlords and property owners that...

I’m the owner of Major Prep LLC, a mentoring program for youth students and athletes, and of Bryan Majors LLC, where I am a transformational leadership specialist helping programs, schools, universities and companies implement leadership strategies to increase success rates.  

Diversity is about the differences in our community, and those differences can be anything from race to culture to different accessibility levels. It could be about gender; it could be about age differences.

I began my career as a geological engineer with Exxon, working on exploratory oil rigs in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. After two years and minimal oil discoveries, Exxon cut its exploration in Latin America and I was laid off. 

CPBJ sat down with Jason Blase, president of Hanover-based Canewago Manufacturing, about the importance of being part of different trade associations, how he channels his experience to lead the company, and the Super Bowl.