Full name: Lee Michael Berg
Title: President & CEO
Company: Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
Age: 58
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Why do you do what you do?
I love it.
What is your greatest professional accomplishment?
Being part of a great complementary team that helped forge Lee Michaels into what it is today
What was your first job?
Stock boy in my grandfather’s clothing store
What is the best advice you've ever received?
Find your dream and people to share in making it a reality.
Who do you most admire in the local business community and why?
John Davies, President & CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, for his leadership in shaping what Baton Rouge is today and planning for its future
If you could have any job other than your own, what would it be?
I cannot imagine doing anything but what I do. Building my own jewelry business has always been my dream.
What is the greatest personal or professional obstacle you've overcome?
The deaths of two of our employees in our New Orleans store some years ago
If you started over, what would you do differently?
Spend more time with my family
What is your prescription for life?
The Golden Rule
What book are you currently reading?
BLINK
If you could have dinner with any three living people, who would they be? (Authors? Leaders?)
My three sons – Ryan, Scott, and Chad
Who would play you in a movie?
Al Pacino
What do you do to unwind?
Spend time with my wife
What is the most expensive purchase you've made for yourself?
I rarely spend money on myself as I really enjoy spending most of it on my wife.
What is your favorite weekend activity?
Being close to the ocean
What's your theme song?
The Lee Michaels theme song, “When It’s from Lee Michaels, It’s a Gift of Love.”
What's your favorite spot in Baton Rouge?
Home
How do you take your coffee/tea?
Coffee black; tea unsweetened
What is your favorite movie? TV show? Band?
Movie - Lonesome Dove; TV Show - 60 Minutes; Band (actually group) – Lionel Ritchie and The Commodores
What is your favorite gadget?
My computer
What is something that you can't live without?
My family
If you could change one thing about Baton Rouge, what would it be?
The traffic
What is your greatest hope for Baton Rouge?
That it will be the city we all dream it can be – a community we can call home and take pride in saying, “I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”
What is your greatest fear for Baton Rouge?
That it will revert to the politics of the past and not stay on the track as demonstrated by the most recent good government
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