Christine Bryant IN Business
Anthony Mansch grew up in a hardware store, surrounded by shelves of tools, the rattle of nails in bins and neighbors stopping by for advice.
“As a kid, I was cutting the grass and unloading and pricing products from our trucks,” he said.
Throughout high school and college, he continued to work at the store, but didn’t see himself building a career there. Over time, something changed.
“I realized how much I enjoyed the challenge of running a business and the satisfaction of helping customers with their projects and problems,” he said. “One day it really hit me that this was not just a job I had grown up with, but the career I wanted to dedicate myself to. From that point forward, I put my focus into learning every part of the business and preparing myself t