Faces in business: Fred Mansfield
Fred Mansfield
Sales representative
Sarasota Paint, 2088 12th St., Sarasota. sarasotapaint.com
Q: What was the best business advice you ever received?
A: Be a good listener. Listen to the customer.
Q: If you could choose another profession, what would it be?
A: Although I love what I am doing right now, I would do somethinig in robotics. While in high school I wanted to become an automotive mechanic, but that was just a little boy’s dream.
Q: What is the biggest risk you’ve taken in your career?
A: Entering this paint business without any knowledge of paint or chemicals. It became second nature. There is no magic to this business. There is always an answer.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you start?
A: Israel, for its history. And after that on to Australia.
Angie Monroe
This story was originally published June 6, 2017 at 12:44 PM with the headline "Faces in business: Fred Mansfield."