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July 2011 LB Leader of the Month: Mark Maslow

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Name: Mark Maslow Age: 29 Occupation: Co-Owner and President of Southern Landscape Group, Inc Hometown: Lynchburg, VA According to your Web site, you founded Southern Landscape in 2003. Last year, it was named Small Business of the Year by the Lynchburg Regional Chamber. How have you grown your business to this point? Growing a company [...]

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June 2011 LB Leader of the Month: Dr. Jeffrey Widmeyer

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Name: Dr. Jeffrey H. Widmeyer Age: 45 Occupation: Vascular Surgeon, VEIN & Cosmetic Solutions, Lynchburg Hometown: Roanoke, VA You founded what became Vein & Cosmetic Solutions 10 years ago. What drove your decision to focus your medical practice on this niche? My fellowship in vascular surgery ended in 1997. What is now the standard technique [...]

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May 2011 Leader of the Month: Anna Bentson

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Name: Anna Bentson Age: 28 Occupation: Executive Director, Lynch’s Landing Hometown: Lynchburg, VA You just stepped into your new role as Executive Director of Lynch’s Landing after a long stint as the Director of PR & Marketing at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. What prompted the career change? Leading Lynch’s Landing is a unique opportunity to [...]

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April 2011 Leader of the Month: Nathaniel Marshall

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NAME: Nathaniel Xavier Marshall AGE: 49 JOB TITLE/COMPANY: Senior HR Specialist/Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) HOMETOWN: Lynchburg, though “officially” I grew up in Bedford County You seem like a true “Lynchburger”, having graduated from Lynchburg College and now working for B&W while serving in the community in a big way. What do you enjoy most about [...]

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March LB Leader of the Month: Donald Banker

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Name: Donald Banker Job Title: Owner and CEO, Banker Steel Age: 54 Hometown: Manassas, VA As owner and CEO of Banker Steel, tell us what your job entails. The position of CEO is not as important as owner. As an owner in these turbulent times, you have to be a cheerleader for your employees, a [...]

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February Leader of the Month: Chris Tharp

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LB LEADER OF THE MONTH Name: Chris Tharp Age: 43 Occupation: President, Owner & Manager of Tharp Funeral Home &Crematory Hometown: Lynchburg, VA Tell us about your job. What does your typical week look like? Completely unpredictable.  Families never know when they will need our services so we are on call 24 hours a day, [...]

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January Leader of the Month: Tony Brown

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Name: Tony Brown Job Title: Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at J. Crew Age: 47 Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Tell us about your job. How did you come to be in this position? As the Head of Global Supply Chain, my role is to ensure the efficient physical movement of our product from the [...]

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December LB Leader of the Month: Ron Davidson

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Name: Ron Davidson Job Title: Founder, President & COO, Gleaning For The World Age: 61 Hometown: Concord, Virginia Tell us about the purpose of Gleaning For The World (GFTW). The purpose of GFTW is twofold: to save useable supplies from the landfill and to provide supplies to mission organizations worldwide. God has provided sufficient food, [...]

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November LB Leader of the Month: David Cox

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Name: David Cox Job Title: Attorney, Owner of Cox Law Group Age: 40 Hometown: Lynchburg, VA Tell us about your career path. When did you start practicing law? I was born and raised in Lynchburg and went to Virginia Tech for college. After finishing law school at the University of Richmond in 1995, I spent [...]

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October LB Leader of the Month: Marie Martin

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Name: Marie Martin Job Title: President & CEO, United Way of Central Virginia Age: 65 Hometown: Cullman, Alabama Tell us about your job. What are your responsibilities? At the United Way of Central Virginia (UWCV), our goal is to advance the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for everyone. We do this [...]

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