VITAL STATISTICS
Age: 50.
Where born: Salt Lake City.
Family: Wife Marianne (three years) and children Jeffrey, 23, and Rachel, 21.
Education: High school: St. Mark's School, graduated 1960. College: Stanford University, bachelor of arts degree in history and economics.
Primary products: Chocolate orange sticks, salt water taffy, cinnamon bears plus a wide assortment of packaged and bulk candies for regular and seasonal sales.
Primary markets: Western United States plus some national and international distribution on selected products.
Number of employees: 130.
Annual sales: Confidential. Sweet Candy Co. ships 14 million pounds of candy annually.
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Working in the shipping department of Sweet Candy Co. the summer of 1956 at age 14.
Management style: Give people authority and latitude to achieve stated goals. Offer assistance and guidance as required and encourage ongoing training to meet challenges of the future.
Strategy for success: Maintaining the 100-year-old tradition of producing quality candies by adhering to the Golden Rule in dealing with customers, suppliers and employees.
A memorable failure: Failed to run a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon at the St. George Marathon in 1983 by 11 minutes.
Heroes: My grandfather Leon Sweet; my parents Corrine and Jack Sweet and my mentally handicapped son Jeffrey Sweet.
Leisure time and hobbies: Skiing, golf, flying, reading, biking, running and photography.
Favorite book and movie: Book: "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner. Movie: "Tender Mercies."