Leadership lessons

Two well-known Sarasota community figures — Rod Hershberger and Sarabeth Kalajian — were honored recently at the Intertape Polymer Group leadership breakfast benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.

The CEO and chairman of the board of Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT Innovations, Hershberger spoke at the event about how he got “kicked out” of school a few times growing up. “What happens to us is usually a result of our own decisions,” he told the roughly 375 people gathered for the event.

He then offered attendees a challenge: “Someone made a difference in your life that made you who you are,” says Hershberger. “Make sure, every day, you make a difference.”