Ken is a native Buckeye from Ashland, Ohio, who grew up in Small Business; his first job working for his father's Picking Nut & Candy Shoppe. Ken's uncle Harold Picking started Dari-Land in Wooster in 1953.
After a newspaper & magazine writing career, Ken returned to serving Small Businesses and has focused on "Mom & Pop Shops" since 2009.
Ken is certified by the John Maxwell Leadership Team and an original authorized agent of master salesman and author Jeffrey Gitomer. For 12 years Ken has coached individual sales agents and teams and recruited a national Independent Sales Organization.
Ken is member of Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster and Elks Lodge #1346 in Wooster & Elks Lodge #1360 in Ashland. Ken plays tenor saxophone in the Ashland Community Concert Band.