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Dare to DREAM
In Pool & Spa News' special Dream Team Issue,
the industry's best managers share the secrets to their success.
By Shabnam Mogharabi
If you could create the ideal pool company, who would you choose
to serve on your management team? Would you pick your own employees
or those of a competitor whom you respect? Perhaps you would want
the financial expertise of a multimillion-dollar pool builder.
For this special issue, Pool & Spa News decided to create a Dream
Team for each major sector of the industry: construction, retailing
and service. Our quest involved an intense “job search,” which
required weeks of scouring the industry, narrowing down the pool of
applicants, soliciting recommendations and conducting in-depth
interviews.
The results of our extensive executive search are presented in
the following pages. Each Dream Team is composed of a number of
industry leaders holding various positions within a fictitious
company. Because there were so many outstanding candidates industry
wide, we’ve also included an “As Good As It Gets” section of
honorable mentions for the key posts. Even if you can’t hire them
for your firm, these business pros offer tips that will inspire your
own employees to achieve their goals and make important decisions.
Ron Coker Jr. Spurs Communication
 After
graduating with a degree in speech communications, Ron Coker Jr.,
gradually moved up the ranks at Master Pools by Artistic Pools Inc.
in Atlanta. He went from digging to selling before becoming an
officer in the firm and its vice president. By 2004, he had absorbed
most of the day-to-day management. [
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