Carol White, president of Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
Name: Carol White
Title: President
Company: Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
Company address: 1305 N Barker Rd., Suite 5, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Company web site: www.brookfieldchamber.com
Industry: Chamber of Commerce; Business services
Education: UW Madison – BA Journalism with specialization in PR and Advertising
Family: Husband – Rex
Hobbies and Interests: “Almost anything outside – organic vegetable gardening; hiking; biking; canoeing; cross country skiing; snow shoeing; hand crafted jewelry design.”
Favorite book and/or movie: ” There are so many too choose from – a quick business read “The Power of Yes.””
Favorite musician/band: “My preference in music is anything classical; however, favorite rock group would be The Allman Brothers.”
Favorite place to visit/vacation: “Our property/cabin in Richland Center, WI. Anyone who is familiar with this knows it is truly God’s Country.”
Favorite local restaurant: “My own kitchen. My husband and I love to cook – reservations are almost always on time, therefore we rarely go out to eat.”
Words to live by: “If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing. You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.”~ Henry Kravis.
What is your core philosophy for doing business? “If you really want to be successful in business and in life, you need to be honest with yourself. You need to take a good, long, hard look in the mirror and ask yourself a few questions. Asking yourself the tough questions and being completely truthful with your answers is the way to success in all areas of your life. If a person cannot be honest with him/herself, he/she cannot be honest with anyone.”
Who is your role model and why? “My mother – I grew up with four older brothers and my mother always instilled in me that I could be whoever, whatever I wanted to be and not let others influence what that would be.”
What was the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? “Being tossed into a swimming pool, dressed to the ‘nines,’ at my brother’s wedding rehearsal dinner. His friends simply came over, picked me up, walked me over to the pool and did a one, two, three and into the pool I went!”
