When you look into business media, it's all about large, publicly traded companies. But the heart and sole of the economy is in private, closely held companies, like ECCO.

You know, I've been at INC. for 23 years now and I've seen thousands of companies and I'd put ECCO right up there at the top. In terms of the workplace they have, in terms of the culture, the intimacy they have in the workplace in terms of their relationships with their customers and their suppliers.

Rather than resist them, he helped fledgling rivals develop their brewing skills. Their presence in the market left him free to build a company that he enjoyed and was proud of, that would give him a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment he sought, and that would allow him to lead the kind of life he wanted.

On the field? No. Off the field? Oh yeah. On the field, I'm all business, though.

The media business is increasingly difficult to compete in effectively if you're not a media conglomerate. They've taken it as far as they can and it's time to move on.

We put ourselves in excellent position but now we need some help. We have to take care of business these last two games and hope Johnstown can give us a hand.