Name: Richard Bernard, Jr.
Title: President
Company: Pilgrim Interiors, Inc.
Location: Chicopee
Birthplace: Canada
Family: Daughter, Monique; son, Richard III
First job unrelated to your current field: Dairy Mart franchise owner - 1990 to 1995
First job in current field: I started in high school while on summer break as a construction laborer for Save on Wall Co., Inc.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: We do drywall installation, metal framing and plaster restoration. We are very proud to be able to say we grew our sales and workforce during the recession through managing our overhead with technolog and focusing on our client relationship, so our future plans are to continue to grow and be the best.
Hobbies: Boating
Favorite movie: "The Aviator" - it depicts how out of the box thinking brings great success.
Favorite website: www.jobs2bid.com
Key to success: Dedication to a dream and loving what you do!
Person you most admire (outside of family): Earl Nightingale - What he said in 1956 is still extremely relevant today.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Restaurant owner
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