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. He is a Founding Certified 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 enjoys golf and plays tenor saxophone in the Ashland Community Concert Band.