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www.HartfordBusiness.com October 6, 2014 • Hartford Business Journal 5 L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t A w A r d s 2 0 1 4 Jerry Franklin: executive profile questionnaire The Basics name of organization: the connecticut public Broadcasting network Title: president and ceo Size of organization: $20 million Education: Master's degree in telecommunications Previous job(s): wGBH/wGBY On The jOB Guiding business principles: Hire smart people and stay out of their way; don't spend more money than you have; Measure your success each week; Find a new partner tomorrow Best way to keep your competitive edge: read, work hard, ask for help, form another partnership. Proudest accomplishment: Grandfa- ther to five-year-old Madison Lee; Mar- ried my high school sweetheart. And 42 years later, she's still my sweetheart. Goal yet to be achieved: to get all of my staff to listen to me Favorite part of the job: closing the deal and developing a new project least favorite part of the job: Saying no Most influential business book: i read 20 — 25 books a year — not one of them is for business. i did however enjoy "the one Minute Manager" by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. Personal touch in your office: My cows and Madison Lee's water- color paintings judgmenT calls Best business decision: Hiring Larry rifkin and then promoting him three times; introducing the purple dino- saur to the world; introducing Uconn women's basketball to the world; developing our educational division where we are teaching high school students and training veterans; Say- ing goodbye to classical music and introducing news and public affairs on connecticut public radio Worst business decision: 26 years ago closing our Fairfield University office and moving to Stamford Biggest missed opportunity: Suzanne wright (wife of the presi- dent/chair of nBc) and Jack welch hosted a party for me and my com- pany could not keep pace with them Best way to spot trends: reading and talking to people who are smart and who are good leaders next big move: implementing the recommendations from ideo — a San Francisco/new York design consult- ing firm that has worked with major Fortune 500 com- panies helping to assure their future. Your pet peeve: people who serve cheap gin at sum- mer parties PersOnal side City of residence: Farmington Favorite way to relax: read; work on my farm — driving my bulldozer or excavator; herding my cows with my jeep; playing with Madison, working in my rose garden and cooking — i LoVe to cook! last vacation: two weeks ago, on my farm. if my chairman doesn't read this, i'll be back there next month for two more weeks. The car you drive: Hoffman Ford — 40,000 miles per year Currently reading: erik Larson's "the devil in the white city" Favorite cause: public broadcasting and my son's foundation Second choice career: to become president of a bank and to take the bank public and then to be sold to the highest bidder. The world gets more complex and the stakes get higher every day. Nowhere is that more true than in tax and audit. You need a business partner who is agile enough to keep up with your changing business. A partner confident enough to give you advice you can turn into action. We think this makes us a little different. Our clients tell us it makes us better. Federman, Lally & Remis – Not Your Typical Bean Counters. Confidence and agility. 231 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032 | 860-678-7100 | www.flrcpa.com Jerry Franklin likes to spend time with his granddaughter Madison Lee when he is away from the office. P H O T O | c O n T r i b u T e d