Entrepreneur of the Month

Paula Gretzinger

Host and Producer for Fox TV Show Parentology & Success PR - TV

Success Magazine: Paula, when did you become interested in television media and how did you pursue your career?

Paul Gretzinger: My attraction to TV media began at age thirteen. One of my teachers went around the classroom asking what we wanted to be when we "grew up."

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Pizazz

Lisa Santy

Success Magazine: Lisa, Pizazz is a fullservice interior design firm. What are your
areas of specialty?
Lisa Santy: My expertise spans across residential and commercial in the following areas: interior and exterior design, home staging to entice new buyers and help sellers, space planning and organization, mood enhancement through color and texture, accessory placement, lighting
consultation, and holiday decorating.
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KeyBank

Ellen Sax
Vice President of Community Relations

SM: What do you believe are the keys
to success for business owners in this
economy?

ES: An important aspect of achieving
success is through continually
marketing and increasing awareness of a
business...

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Executive Cuts

Heather Ciccone

Success Magazine: Heather, you
graduated from Siena College with a
degree in finance. How did you find
yourself on the path to owning a salon?

Heather Ciccone: After I graduated from
Siena and completed all the licenses to
be a securities broker, I realized it was
not my passion and I didn’t love what I
was doing. I wanted to own a business
and work for myself.

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Realty USA

Shannon McCarthy

Success Magazine: Shannon, you have
been in real estate for about ten years and have accomplished a great deal. What values do you strive to live and work by?

Shannon McCarthy: I feel so blessed
and fortunate to be able to do what I
love for a living. I am passionate about
helping people and find all aspects of
the real estate business challenging and
rewarding....

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Mother Teresa Academy

Joyce Maddalone, Founder & Director

Success Magazine: Joyce, why did you
choose to start Mother Teresa Academy?
What was your experience prior to founding the school?

Joyce Maddalone: I have a nursing
background with some business
experience, and am a mother of thirteen
children who attended Catholic schools
in Scotia and Schenectady. I saw a need in
Clifton Park that was not being met...

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Community Care Physicians, PC

Barbara Morris, MD, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer

Success Magazine: Where did your career
begin?

Barbara Morris, MD, FAAP: I completed
my internship and residency training at
SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse,
New York...

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Tiny Tots Tea Room

Sari Medick

Success Magazine: You have given new
life to Tiny Tots Tea Room. How did
you come to purchase the business?

Sari Medick: I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Kate (the previous owner) prior to her opening Tiny Tots four years ago...

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KB Engineering & Consulting
Kurt Bedore - President

 

Success Magazine: What is your experience in the military, and how has it prepared you for success as an entrepreneur?

Kurt Bedore: After college, I served five
years in the Active Duty Air Force as a B-52 Electronic Warfare Officer and pulled Alert Duty under the Strategic Air Command toward the end of the “Cold War.”...

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Erin P. Vestal

Attorney at Law

Success Magazine: Erin, when did you begin practicing law? Where did you work prior to starting your own firm?

Erin Vestal: I was admitted to the bar in January, 2006 and began working right away for a local real estate law firm and title insurance company. In 2008, I opened Vestal Law, PLLC thanks in most part to the love and support from my parents and husband.

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Vinnick Construction

President/CEO - Stephanie Saccocio

Success Magazine: Stephanie, when was Vinnick Construction founded? How many years have you been with the company?

Stephanie Saccocio: Vinnick was founded
in 1993. I have been working with the
company since then, although I also held
a job for a large insurance company. As
business increased we made the decision to
focus on construction and take Vinnick to
the next level....

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What is the prospective boss looking for?
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Repeat Business Systems

Dawn Abbuhl

Success Magazine: Dawn, Repeat
Business Systems was founded in 1987
and since that time has delivered the
highest quality technology in the office
automation industry. To what do you
attribute your success over the past twoplus
decades?
Dawn Abbuhl: We have always been
on the cutting-edge of technology,
but maintained a small company feel...

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Pens Ink

Anna C. Williams - Owner

Success Magazine: Anna, you are the
youngest Woman of Distinction and Up and Coming Entrepreneur in Success Magazine. May I ask how old you are?

Anna Williams: I turned eleven in February.


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Success Public Relations

Integrate your Web:
Get Ready for Mobile

How do your clients find you? It seems like
a straightforward question, but the reality
is that the answer can be complicated.
Potential clients have more and more
options to find the product or service they
are looking for—and it’s our job to make
sure your business can be easily found...

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Saratoga North Creek
Railroad’s Maiden Voyage

The Saratoga North Creek Railroad made its maiden voyage Wednesday July 20, 2011. It initiated its journey from North Creek at 10 AM and arrived on time in Saratoga Springs at 12 noon. The SNCRR was met with Saratoga dignitaries from the Saratoga Chamber and media who were curious about this new opportunity to promote the Adirondack corridor from Saratoga to North Creek and bring business to both municipalities...

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Walker’s
Farm, Home & Tack

Amy Walker-Bailey

Success Magazine: Amy, you are the
third generation in the family business.
Can you share a little of the Walker store
history with us?

Amy Walker-Bailey: Walker’s was founded
in the 1930’s by my grandfather, Leon C.
Walker. He sold bagged grain and began
selling dairy supplies to local farmers
from his farm in Fort Ann...

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A.C.M.E. Pet Services, LLC

Stefanie Lesher

Success Magazine: Stefanie, what did
you do prior to starting A.C.M.E. in 2006? How did this lead you to entrepreneurialism?

Stefanie Lesher: I was working as a manager at a large computer company, but I wanted something more. I knew from my first job at a small company how much it takes to own your own business...

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Livingston Fuels LLC

Kelly Livingston

 

Success Magazine: Kelly, why did you and your husband Mike start Livingston Fuels?

Kelly Livingston: My husband, Mike, had worked for large oil companies for fifteen plus years. We had watched how national companies treated customers on a local level, as numbers not as people. It felt as though they wanted to make money off of the community, but not interact with the people in it.

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Saratoga Polo Club

Jim Rossi - Owner, Mike Bucci - Owner

Success Magazine: Jim, what does success mean to you?

Jim Rossi: Success is having a vision and delivering on it.

SM: Mike, what does success mean to you?

Mike Bucci: Success is creating a vision that is mutually beneficial for the community, for yourself, and for your company. Saratoga Polo Club marries the beauty and heritage of Saratoga Polo with our vision for the future...

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Mangino
Chevrolet Buick GMC
Patty & Tina Mangino

 

Success Magazine: Mangino Chevrolet
Buick GMC are family-owned and operated dealerships. How many years have you been in the auto industry?

Patty Mangino: We have been in business
for thirty-four years here in Ballston Spa.
My father worked at the former Salisbury
Chevrolet in Scotia for eighteen years
before that, so we grew up in this business.

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J & S Watkins

At The Springwater Inn

My recent afternoon of sheer delight began
at the much lauded J & S Watkins bakery
in Clifton Park. Having indulged in their
luscious creations many times, I knew the
ecstasy that awaited me! J & S Watkins has
been synonymous with the finest baked
goods the Capital Region has to offer
for some three decades now. Using 100%
whole ingredients and taking no short
cuts, are two of the many reasons they are
considered the area’s premier bakers.

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Classic Interiors

Lynn Ricci, WFCP, IDS & Kevin Mc Cauliffe - Owners

Success Magazine: Lynn, how many years of design experience do you have?

Lynn Ricci: I have over twenty-three years of experience in residential design. SM: Classic Interiors has evolved since its inception in 1981. In what ways has the company changed? Lynn: In 1981, Classic Interiors was a small family business specializing in upholstery...

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Neighbors NY Inc.

President – Nancy Talarski
Vice President – Sandra Fowlkes

 

Sandra Fowlkes: Neighbors NY provides non-medical, in-home assistance to seniors and others who need some help in their homes.

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