During the summer when he was in high school, Wayne Preno spent his
time on Long Beach Island, New Jersey patrolling the beach and ocean
while saving lives as a lifeguard. Now he is using some of those same
lessons while he runs his two Early and Bright Childcare Centers in the Philadelphia region.
Lifeguarding is not about catching a tan and chatting up girls in bikinis. For Preno, he took great pride in his dedication to his job. Lifeguarding is a difficult job mentally. Someone has to be focused on the swimmers for over eight hours a day. Many people do not have that type of concentration, especially when being distracted by people on the beach. Lifeguards also need to have the anticipation and planning to know when a swimmer is looking tired and intervene before it is too late. The last attribute a lifeguard needs is the stamina and swim skills to rescue a drowning person. Preno had all three of these traits and prevented a lot of drownings during his time as a lifeguard.
Running a business is similar to lifeguarding. A lot of concentration needs to occur on the business and how to make it succeed. Businessmen also need the anticipation to act before there is a problem within the company. Wayne Preno has been able to use these same lifeguarding principals to improve his childcare centers. He already has two centers in the Philadelphia area and is looking to expand shortly. Wayne Preno was able to take the skills that made him an effective lifeguard and translate them into business success.
Lifeguarding is not about catching a tan and chatting up girls in bikinis. For Preno, he took great pride in his dedication to his job. Lifeguarding is a difficult job mentally. Someone has to be focused on the swimmers for over eight hours a day. Many people do not have that type of concentration, especially when being distracted by people on the beach. Lifeguards also need to have the anticipation and planning to know when a swimmer is looking tired and intervene before it is too late. The last attribute a lifeguard needs is the stamina and swim skills to rescue a drowning person. Preno had all three of these traits and prevented a lot of drownings during his time as a lifeguard.
Running a business is similar to lifeguarding. A lot of concentration needs to occur on the business and how to make it succeed. Businessmen also need the anticipation to act before there is a problem within the company. Wayne Preno has been able to use these same lifeguarding principals to improve his childcare centers. He already has two centers in the Philadelphia area and is looking to expand shortly. Wayne Preno was able to take the skills that made him an effective lifeguard and translate them into business success.
