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6 Hartford Business Journal • January 30, 2017 • www.HartfordBusiness.com Glenn Davis Hartford Fire Insurance Company has an opening for a Developer in Windsor, CT. Develop and maintain programming language application code. How to apply: Apply on-line at www.thehartford.com, referencing #1701023/11474.87. Software Engineering Manager (Multiple Positions) Accenture LLP; Hartford, CT Analyze, design, build, test, implement and/or maintain multiple system components or applications for Accen- ture or our clients. Must have willing- ness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs. For complete job description, list of requirements, and to apply, go to: www.accenture.com/us-en/careers (Job 00485226). COMPUTER revitalization projects and small businesses. Davis, a Philadelphia native, and wife Dianne have been married 37 years. They have three children and a grandchild. His career in finance, banking and economic development spans 40 years. "I love working with small businesses and helping them to achieve their goal," Davis, 62, said. "That's been the real driver for me — helping others achieve their goals." That driver applies to his staff as well. As a business leader, Davis says he wants his team members to achieve their individual goals, "but to have that success structured in the context of our team." When it comes to managing people, Davis said he has learned that it's important to understand the personalities of each employee and what motivates them. "You can't treat everyone the same," he said. "People are wired differently. So, even your approach to how you motivate them is different. Some may require more of a strong- arm approach; others a softer approach. The key to being successful with that is to really be in tune to who you are. You have to be comfort- able with yourself to be able to flow in those different roles." He majored in business and economics at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., and earned a master's degree in management at Cam- bridge College in Massachusetts. Work stops included Louisville, Ky.; Shreveport, La.; and Houston, Texas. This is a man who at an early age found his niche in life — finance — and parlayed it into a career helping others secure funding for their dreams. Davis was hired at Liberty in 2013. On any given day, the customer may be a real estate developer trying to transform a parcel of land, a nonprofit looking to expand, a first-time homebuyer, or an entrepreneur seeking a loan. Financial literacy is another sector that drives Davis. He is particularly proud of Liberty's Small Business Academy launched in 2016. The training program educates fledgling entre- preneurs, who generate less than $1 million in annual revenue, on the fundamentals of busi- ness. Financing, taxes, risk management and insurance are among the topics discussed. The candidates must be in business for less than three years, have no bankruptcies in the past five years, and not be under supervision of the criminal justice system. A credit line of $5,000 is approved for each participant that completes the eight-week program. So far, about 100 entrepreneurs have graduated. "In my experience, no one has ever gone out of business because they were not proficient at what they did,'' Davis said, adding that it is the business-side of operating a firm that dooms many entrepreneurs. When he's not working the numbers and solving problems, Davis enjoys time at home working on his yard and reading motivation- al books, or ones about spirituality and (who knew?) espionage. He finds irony that his very first job in 1976 was in a management-training program at a place called Liberty Bank in Louisville, Ky. — no connection to Connecticut's Liberty. "I've come full circle," Davis said, with a smile. "Back into a Liberty Bank." 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