Coffee Break – Episode 109: Judge Not

Do you judge too quickly? Thirty-five years prior to entering the financial services industry, Mark Bertrang began his career as a broadcaster.  This meant working on-air for five years.  Realizing that job would never 'pay-the-bills' long-term, it was suggested that he climb the ladder of broadcast advertising sales.  No one ever told him that his very first client, on his very first day, of his newly acquired job would yell at him to "leave my store or I'll call the police!"  Here's the story of that very first day and of another client which Mark still reminisces about a generation later, that forever touched his heart and soul.