Competitive athletes show competitive edge in business
Jon Mesko, of Hermosa Beach, has transferred his skills as a competitive mountain bike racer to professional beach volleyball and a string of Rock and Brews restaurants. Photo (CivicCouch.com) Forbes and Entrepreneur are just two of several magazines that have recently published articles hypothesizing that competitive athletes make great partners in business. They highlight key attributes such as perseverance, focus, and goal-setting. Simply stated, athletes turn competitive edge into business success. Jon Mesko of Hermosa Beach, who competed in last weekend’s AVP tournament in Manhattan Beach, is a fitting example. Mesko grew up in Michigan, where became the 1995 Junior National Downhill Mountain Bike Champion. He continued racing competitively into his twenties, traveling throughout the country. Ironically, he discovered beach volleyball in Michigan and, in late 1999, he made his way to Hermosa Beach for the first time. He cites the beaches, ocean, weather, lifestyle, business environment and mountains for hooking him in. A few years later, he made the move here. As a teenager, Mesko spent years working “nearly every position” at Big Boy and gained an appreciation for the value…
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