President’s Message: The School of Hard Knocks
I started my company, MKD Electric, 23 years ago. We’re an electrical contracting business located in Elgin, IL. I’ve been in the electrical business since I was 19 starting with my first job at Cal’s Electric in Wood Dale. I had… Read more→
May President’s Message – Passing the Proverbial Baton
Picture this: It’s a bone-chilling spring Friday evening at a high school track meet. One fan is not dressed for 35 degrees, rain and 30 MPH winds (me). A second fan (wife) is dressed in proper winter garb but still… Read more→
November President’s Message – Evolve by Getting Involved
As we head into the holiday season (please tell me you are not listening to 93.9 WLIT yet), I just wanted to share a few experiences along the message of “evolve by getting involved.” Last year, I attended Roots: A Course for… Read more→
President’s Message – Thank You for the Opportunity to Serve
Welcome to a new (fiscal) year for EFBC! As the incoming President, I will speak for the entire Board in saying that we are truly excited about where we are as an organization and where we’re headed this year. I’ve… Read more→
President’s Message: Looking forward to new opportunities
The EFBC also had a great year as we entered our 21st year as an organization. We hosted some excellent programs including the management workshop in March with Dr. Rubin of DePaul University and Family Business Day in May when… Read more→
President’s Message – New Journey as the EFBC President
It is my privilege to begin this yearlong journey as the EFBC President. Those before me accomplished a long list of goals and thus I have a great expectation to make a mark. I have accepted the challenge and I… Read more→
President’s Message – It Has Been a Wonderful Journey
I’d like to share my observations from my year as EFBC’s President which comes to a close on June 30th. The EFBC is in better shape than we were a year ago. In fact, we’re in great shape. Without the… Read more→
President’s Message – April 7th, 2015
This is a bit of a divergence for me and this space, but I’m compelled to share this. We are blessed to have within our ranks many people that volunteer their time and experience to our working committees, the success… Read more→
President’s Message – Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
Do you agree with the following statement? “You don’t know what you don’t know – and that can bite you very hard.” Worse is when you think you know and you’re wrong. Have you ever been in that situation? I’ve… Read more→
President’s Message – Prayers For Positive Energy
At EFBC, we’re all about shared experiences, right? This month I’m sharing one of my personal experiences, the prayers that I keep with me all the time. I wish that I knew who wrote it first, but I don’t know… Read more→