Bloggers

Job at the Top

Dick Cross

Dick Cross is a serial CEO; a professional keynote speaker; a best-selling author; founder of The Cross Partnership Ltd., a 23-year consultancy centered on driving performance of mid-tier businesses; and a founding member of Alston Capital Partners, a New York City-based middle-market private equity firm.

As CEO, Dick has led eight "hands-on" turnarounds. He has been an influential adviser to ownerships, boards of directors, CEOs and senior managements of more than 100 businesses.

His book, "Just Run It! Running an Exceptional Business is Easier than You Think," debuted in April 2012 as an Amazon best-selling new release. His views on "the job at the top" and how to do it well have appeared recently in Forbes, Inc., Chief Executive Magazine, CEO Read, The Chicago Tribune, Personal Excellence Magazine, AMEX Open Forum and others. He is a featured guest on widely followed business podcasts and radio.

Follow Dick on Twitter, @DickCross3, or email him here.

Main Dish

Erica Streisfeld

Erica is the editor for custom publishing at Journal Multimedia, parent company of the Central Penn Business Journal, but she moonlights as a foodie and wino. Many people also know her as founder of the Harrisburg Cupcake Cup, a community cupcake competition that benefits the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, and owner of Little Ditty Pops. Follow her at @HbgFoodandWine.

Real Estate

Jeff Geoghan

Jeff is vice president of marketing and communications for Coldwell Banker Select Professionals and Select Services, based in Lancaster City, with 10 offices in eight Central Pennsylvania counties. Jeff lives in East Petersburg, where he also serves as mayor. Jeff has been actively involved in local government and business and has been used as a source by local, regional and national publications.

Sales

Patrick Morin

Patrick is a partner at BrightHammer, a team of experts that work directly with company leaders nationwide to develop and implement sales strategy, deliver targeted sales training and effect sales-oriented culture changes. Email him here, or follow him on Twitter or connect with him on LinkedIn.

Wealth

Joe Wirbick

Joe is the president of Lancaster financial services firm Sequinox. Joe specializes in retirement planning and distribution. This allows him to concentrate on developing strategies that help address the unique issues that confront retirees and those approaching retirement.

Tax information is provided for informational purposes only. Changes in tax laws may occur at any time and could have a substantial impact upon each person´s situation. Tax returns should be completed in conjunction with a qualified tax professional. While Joe is familiar with the tax provisions he discusses, Sequinox Financial and JWC/JWCA do not offer tax advice and are not affiliated. Joe is an investment adviser representative offering advisory services through J.W. Cole Financial Advisors Inc. (JWCA) and securities through J.W. Cole Financial Inc. (JWC). The opinions expressed are Joe´s and are based on information believed to be reliable but not guaranteed. Joe´s views do not necessarily reflect those of JWC/JWCA and Sequinox.

CPBJ Extra Blog

Brent Burkey, Jim T. Ryan, Jason Scott, Heather Stauffer and Tim Stuhldreher have you covered for business news in the midstate. On the CPBJ Extra blog, you get an inside look at how these reporters do their jobs, the types of frustrations they run into, their views on the latest business news, and more.