Stuart Stanek
Vice President/general manager, KLZX AM/FMVITAL STATISTICS
Age: 34.
Where born: Mauston, Wis.
Family: Wife Kim and children Derek and Lauren.
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
Primary products: Advertising sales and radio broadcasting.
Primary markets: Local.
Number of employees: 28.
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Advertising salesman, radio station WIZM, La Crosse, Wis.
Management style: Move fast, brainstorm often and foster creativity.
Strategy for success: Determine a market niche and collect the best people possible to dominate that niche.
A memorable failure: I was selling electronic signs placed inside grocery stores on the side and I couldn't devote enough time to it.
Heroes: My parents; Vince Lombardi and Nolan Ryan.
Leisure time and hobbies: Baseball cards, racquetball and computers.
Favorite book and movie: Hunt for Red October; Christmas Story.