Executive focus
Brad LeBaronOwner, manager
East Bay Village Inn
Provo
VITAL STATISTICS
Age: 37
Where born: Provo
Family: Wife, Claudia; children: Stephanie Davis, Sean Ford, Deborah Ford Walden, Eric Ford, Adrian Ford, Melissa Ford and Lindsay Ford
Education: Bachelor's degree in animal science from Brigham Young University
Primary products: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Number of employees: 125
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Meat cutter for small Brea, Calif., butcher shop
Management style: Team management style - open communication
Keys to success: Care about people, never take "no way" for an answer; good organizer
One lesson I've learned in my work: People count - people are the key to success.
What I like about my work: Service
Heroes: President Ezra Taft Benson
Leisure time and hobbies: Family activities, sports as a spectator and participant, shopping (really!)
Favorite book: Sports Illustrated
Favorite movie: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"