VITAL STATISTICS

Age: 45

Where born: Provo

Family: Wife, Pam; children: Andy(16) , Adam(8) and Chris(2) Education: Formal, master's degree in communications from BYU; informal "ongoing education through editing the best minds on leadership in America." Primary product: "Ideas and intelligent solutions," edits magazines: "Utah Fairways," "Utah Business" and "Executive Excellence."

Primary market: National, especially New York

Number of employees: 4

Annual sales: $500,000

PERSONALITY PROFILE

First "real" job: Picking fruit

Management style: "Non-management; empower each employee to be an entrepreneur."

Strategy for success: "Vision + Faith + Work = Fruit."

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A memorable failure: "A business partnership with a local politician. The lesson learned: Partnerships are generally bad ideas."

Heroes: "Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote and other enterprising characters, real and imagined."

Leisure time and hobbies: "Games with my sons."

Favorite book: "My new book, `Beyond Counterfeit Leadership,' to be published in October."

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