The Idea
There are many business leaders around us every day. What would it be like if you were able to ask them for leadership guidance? Well, it would be something like TBL.

The Plan
We will ask local business leaders few questions about their past and other important information which will help you find the combination for your success.

Your Part
You can read the responses given by the business leaders and learn from their wisdom. To expand this program, please help by nominating a successful business leader in your community.

Download the email sent to nominated business leaders.
TBLEmail.doc

Download the questionnaire sent along with the nomination email.
TBLQuestions.doc

Send nominations and/or completed questionnaires to webmaster [at] njfbla [dot] org.

Interviews

The following interviews have been added to the website from Today’s Business Leader Program.

• Arthur Yaroshefsky
• Cynthia Aureli
• Stuart Cohen, CFP, CFS

1. At what point did you consider a business related career?

• 1. Was this decision influenced by anyone or anything in particular?

2. What were any of your other career choices?

• 1. Why did you pursue your present career over your other ideas?
• 2. If you could make that decision again now, would your choice be different?

3. What role did your friends/family play in helping you pursue your goal?
4. How did you plan to achieve your goals?

• 1. How helpful would your planning eventually become?
• 2. Was there anything that you would have liked to have remembered to have planned for but didn’t?

5. What was the most helpful tool that helped you achieve your goals?
6. Did you experience any setbacks or failures along the way?

• 1. How did you deal with these circumstances?

7. When do you believe you finally achieved your most of your goals?

• 1. What was your first reaction when you achieved your goals?

8. What traits would you describe a successful business leader as possessing?
9. What are the traits that you look for in your employees?
10. What are important skills that you believe a business leader should have?
11. What advice would you give a future business leader?
12. If you could go back and change one thing about your career choice, what would you change?
13. What kind of student were you in high-school? Popular? Scholarly? Athletic?

• 1. Did you participate in any sports?
• 2. Did you join any extracurricular clubs?

14. Did you attain post-secondary education?

• 1. When did you go to college?
• 2. For how long were you taking classes?
• 3. How helpful has your college education been in helping you achieve your goals?