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STEVEN VESCIO
Mayor; CFO
Village of Briarciff Manor; LAWS Construction Co.
What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?
Hopkins Village in Belize. After several flights, including two single- engine plane rides and a three-hour ride on
pothole-ridden dirt roads we arrived. It was unbelievably beautiful and relaxing being completely disconnected from everything.
What is your favorite inspirational quote?
“Fear doing nothing, not failure.”
What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you? Make opportunity happen, don’t stand back and wait or you many never find the correct path. It is better to try and fail than to never take a chance.
ADAM S. WEISSMAN PH.D.
Founder, President, and CEO
Weissman Children's Foundation and The Child & Family Institute
What is your most cherished hobby?
I’ll name three. Music, listening and playing; sports, watching and playing; and travel, I’ve visited over 50 countries, many with my wife, Annie.
If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money? I would take the Weissman Children’s Foundation global and deliver state- of-the-art, evidence-based mental and behavioral health care to every child and family in need.
What is your anticipated legacy?
The Weissman Children’s
Foundation will realize its mission and revolutionize the mental and behavioral health landscape, creating accessibility and affordability of gold- standard evidence-based treatments for all.
RAY WILCOX
Executive Director & Brand Strategist
Yonkers Arts Inc
Provide one business tip that has helped you in your success.
The one and most important business tip I’ve ever learned was to learn how to cultivate and maintain valuable relationships. That’s a full-time job in itself. But will pay off ten-fold in the long run.
What’s your guilty pleasure?
My one guilty pleasure is cookies. All types of cookies. I’m known as the cookie monster.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
I would describe myself by these three words: ambitious, energetic, social conscious.
DANIEL WRIGHT
Director of Business Development
JDM Benefits
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
I would love to be able to control time. There never seems to be enough of it.
What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you? The best business advice I ever received was to listen. It’s so
simple and it has helped me both professionally and personally.
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