Leadership
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Delaware County Leadership: Eric Davies, President, Wurzak Hotel Group
Eric Davies, President of the Wurzak Hotel Group, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in Trenton, New Jersey, his childhood love of sports, and his early entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic. He went to LaSalle University intending to pursue a career in criminal justice, but a part-time job at a hotel revealed his passion…
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10 Secrets to Creating Your Best Year Yet
Step 1. Get clarity about what your best year yet would look like. Know what outcomes you want and what you don’t want. Start with “what matters most” so that you can say yes to that and no to everything else. We will always have more goals, wants, and desires than time to reach them.…
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3 Game-Changing Words to Take Resolutions from Goals to Reality
It is time for New Year Goal Setting and people are taking their resolutions much more seriously than in years past. This is no surprise for leaders in the field of business strategy, productivity, and leadership because we know the critical importance and power of goal setting. There is a lot of optimism that this…
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Berwyn Man Vows to Keep His Family Safe, Dismantle Stereotypes That Accompany Being Black and Armed
C.T. Green, a Berwyn resident and member of the National African American Gun Association, aims to keep himself and his family safe while reversing the harmful stereotypes that accompany being Black and armed, writes J.F Pirro for Main Line Today. Founded in 2015 by President Phillip Smith, the NAAGA was created to promote the gun…
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Are You Asking the Right Question to Lead Your Team to Success?
What really matters most in life, leadership, and organizational development? As we prepare to move into the coming year, let’s take a deep dive into this question. Essentially, is it a question? Or is it a matter of focus? I believe it’s both. In order to focus on your life, leadership, and organization, you must…
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Delaware County Leadership: Ben Fileccia, SVP of Strategy and Engagement at the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association
Ben Fileccia, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Engagement at the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association, spoke with DELCO Today about the hospitality “gene” he got from his grandfather and brother and how he got his start in the restaurant industry after an unsuccessful business venture. Fileccia also talked about the lessons he learned from…
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5 Simple Tips to Improve Your Communication Skills Fast
The No. 1 struggle I consistently find working with companies is communication. We have more ways to communicate than ever before: Zoom, text, email, Slack, Chat, and more. Yet, in most cases, we waste a lot of time and effort because of poorly disseminated or misunderstood ideas. A lot of mutual mystification goes on daily.…
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Delaware County Leadership: Robyn Hannigan, President, Ursinus College
Robyn Hannigan, President of Ursinus College, spoke with DELCO Today about frequently moving as a child and making new friends through sports and music. She also told how, although she struggled academically, she worked night shifts at a hospital to put herself through college at the College of New Jersey, where she met professors who…
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Business Lessons from the Phillies’ Daycare
Have you been watching the Phillies’ amazing season? They are headed to the World Series with a surprising lineup of very young players — many rookies. What could this possibly teach us about running a business? Let’s start with why so many young players. During the last few years, the Phillies have invested in a…
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Delaware County Leadership: Rebecca Rhynhart, Controller of City of Philadelphia
Rebecca Rhynhart, City Controller of Philadelphia, spoke with DELCO Today about her childhood in Abington and the lessons she learned from working at a pet store and aquarium as a teenager. She also talked about her “non-linear” career path, from working for a publishing company to almost joining the Peace Corps, to overseeing government finance,…
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Delaware County Leadership: Matin Haghkar, Owner of RE/MAX Plus
Matin Haghkar, Owner of RE/MAX Plus (Bridgeport and Philadelphia), PHL Abstract, Wize Mortgage, and Team Leader of The Haghkar Group, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in Montgomery and Chester County and how hardship growing up pushed him to become an entrepreneur. Haghkar describes being a senior in high school, working 40 hours a…
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Delaware County Leadership: Jack Dooley, Partner, Dischell Bartle Dooley
Jack Dooley, a partner at Dischell Bartle Dooley, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Fort Washington and attending Villanova basketball games with his dad, which turned him into a lifelong basketball fan. His experiences with early jobs – washing dishes and cleaning swimming pools – and a stint on the high school debate…
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Delaware County Leadership: Daylin Leach, Former State Senator, and Representative
Daylin Leach, former State Senator, and Representative, spoke to DELCO Today about the lessons he learned from his tumultuous childhood – he went to eight different elementary schools – and how he became interested in politics and law early on. Daylin described how another former Senator and Representative, Connie Williams, helped him enter the world…
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Meet Delaware County’s Power Women of 2022
Main Line Today has selected women across the Main Line and Philadelphia suburbs as the Power Women of 2022. Ten of the honorees on the extensive list of accomplished women hail from Delaware County. Diana Perez-Rodgers This broadcast journalism veteran spearheaded Radnor RISE after her kids began asking questions about George Floyd’s murder.…
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Nether Providence Police Chief David Splain Takes Presidential Role
Nether Providence’s chief of police is getting another title. David Splain was sworn in as the 2022-2023 president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police taking over for David Steffan of Northern Lancaster County. In addition to the presidential position, he’s also taken on many other roles, writes Paul Vigna for PennLive.com. David Splain is…
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Delaware County Leadership: Steve Wicke, CEO, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon
Steve Wicke, CEO of Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Devon, spoke with DELCO Today about the differences between growing up in southern Virginia and suburban Maryland in the 1960s and 70s. He also talked about the importance music played in his life growing up, from going to concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion with his…
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6 Steps to Creating Great Leaders in Your Organization
Whether you are leading a large company or your family, the key to leading well is to develop your members into great leaders. By teaching and encouraging people to live in confidence and skill, you are going to have the best advantage toward a great outcome. That outcome could be your growing company or a…
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Delaware County Leadership: Richard Gottlieb, President and COO, Keystone Development + Investment
Richard Gottlieb, President and COO at Keystone Development + Investment, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, moving to Cherry Hill as a boy, attending Drexel, and how a relative introduced him to the commercial real estate business after college. He shared Keystone’s plans for the new SORA West development in Conshohocken,…
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