SJBiz_ExecsOfTheYear2020_Layout 1 11 / 20 / 20 3 : 13 PM Page 5 OF YEAR Executives THE Regan YOUNG PRESIDENT , RYEBREAD ARCHITECTS Brian BOVIO Young founded his firm with the goal of creating buildings , interiors and communities that are more safe , productive , healthy , distinctive and PRESIDENT AND CEO , BOVIO HEATING efficient . He works in all facets , from administration and marketing to PLUMBING COOLING INSULATION planning and quality control . Bovio is an experienced chief executive officer This pause certainly has the potential for greater good . It has with a demonstrated history of working in the engendered creativity , reinvention , patience and hopefully , com - facilities services industry and his company’s passion . It has revolutionized the way we work and has reminded presence is felt across New Jersey as the pre - people of our need for connection with ourselves , our loved ones , eminent energy conservation experts in the state . Mother Nature and the future . What still excites me about my job is to see a As an HVAC company many home and business owners project start with the aspirations of a client and don’t realize that we control the quality of air in your building . the inspiration of the architect , and see the We’ve had a decent adoption of air cleaning / fresh air / air process through to a new or renovated build - purification / duct cleaning services on the commercial side , ing . I’m still proud when I see drawings of my and I feel that residential will follow . firm’s projects accomplished through the What still excites me about my job is some of the larger collaboration of colleagues , clients , companies have folded into each other , and as a mid - size contractors and code officials . provider that is growing aggressively , I enjoy being able to still The biggest lesson I’ve have relationships with my clients and having the resources to learned over the years is to serve all of their needs . never rush a good meal , an The biggest lesson I’ve learned over the years is to know expensive bottle of wine or a your strengths , but more importantly , know your weaknesses . big decision . Build your team to address your weaknesses , not your strengths . Michael ZUMPINO PRESIDENT AND CEO , TRIAD ASSOCIATES decades of experience , resourcefulness , innovation and the creativ - Zumpino founded Triad in 1978 and during his ity of the Triad team . tenure as CEO , the company has secured more I think the pandemic has required a re - focus on how we interact than $ 870 million in grants and other project with our clients . It seems that they , as have we , have found that financing , resulting in billions of dollars in new quite often a virtual meeting will accomplish as much , if not more , investments to revitalize local communities . in considerably less time . The biggest lesson I’ve learned over the years is the value of I get up every day energized by the fact being deliberate in how we view people — to discover the talents that we have a role to play that affects in many ways how a communi - and abilities that we as a firm and as individuals can complement ty will be able to address the ever - changing demands in the 21st and build upon in providing services . century . All of this is in the context of challenges that require applying Jeff BACKAL Anthony SARTOR PRESIDENT , TEAM BUILDERS PLUS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN , PS & S Backal co - founded Team Builders Plus in Having first gotten his start in environmental 1991 and now leads its parent company , engineering in the early ’ 70s , Sartor is Take Flight Learning . His clients range from considered a pioneer in the industry . small businesses to 60 % of the current Fortune 100 companies . PS & S had to adjust in a big way with the pandemic . Now that offices are opening again , we are coming back on a I define success by happiness and limited basis , but we still have the ability to work from home very the ability to put a smile on the faces of successfully . The company has made changes to enable employees those around me . to work from anywhere . Staying ahead of that trend has been key . The biggest lesson I’ve learned over the years is you can’t Success to me is being happy in what you’re doing . Sure , stress over things that are out of your control . monetary aspects and prestige are important , but you’ve got to One of the apps I couldn’t live without is TED because be happy . there is always something new to learn and it allows me to learn The biggest lesson I’ve learned over the years is you’ve got from anywhere at any time , and the Philadelphia Eagles app . to work with people , and you’ve got to be able to adapt to I grew up going to Eagles games with my father and brothers and the Eagles are a part of our ifferent situations . d family . 18 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 10 ISSUE 11 | SouthJerseyBiz.net