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To: Dave Krishna who wrote (15384)	3/10/1999 10:46:00 PM
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Mark Zionts favorite web site is quote.com.. Everyone feel better now! From: telecommagazine.com Industry leaders share their opinions, philosophies of life, and off-hours interests. Marc Zionts, CEO Westell Inc. Marc Zionts, CEO of Westell Inc., can't stand people who lack organization, focus, discipline and are easily satisfied: the kind of people who get excited about one day being able to talk to their computers. Zionts thinks big. He's looking forward to someday having a PC implant with a heads up display on his cornea, supported by a virtual keyboard using finger/hand movements and a wireless high-speed Internet connection. He learned to push at a young age. During high school Zionts raced sailing yachts and was impressed by the adults in charge. They owned the boats and also captained them. Sailing was a business, but the captains/ owners still managed to play hard. “They knew about business, balance and time management,” Zionts said. After receiving his MBA from Georgia Tech, Zionts held a variety of marketing and sales positions with GTE and Fujitsu/GTE Business Systems, but left GTE when he was 25 to start his own business, a systems integration and imaging organization based in Chicago. Before becoming Westell's CEO, he held vice president positions in the company's DSL system sales and marketing division and served as marketing chair for the ADSL Forum. Becoming Westell's CEO, and “having the opportunity to grow with a communications business that is both a manufacturer and service provider,” is his proudest achievement. Then there's the non-professional success. “I have a fantastic wife and three great children with a fourth on the way,” he boasted. Zionts takes the pressure off by running, biking and enjoying annual sailing trips to the Caribbean. That doesn't mean he's out of communication, however. Zionts doesn't have office hours. He said, he's “always on!” Still, he hopes to be remembered as a hard-working person who cared about his family and people and helped motivate and lead others. Someone who thinks big. After all, he takes his inspiration from another leader, Jesse Jackson: “If in my mind I can see it and in my heart I can believe it, then I can achieve it.” Bring on the PC implant! What was your first job? Odd jobs started at age 12, but my first real job in high school was working after school assembling wave guides for satellite transponders. What is your favorite high-tech toy? I love high-tech toys. It's hard to pick just one, so I'll pick two: my Toshiba Libretto 110CT and my Nokia 6100 with AT&T One Rate service. It's great! What do you most like or dislike about trade shows? I prefer surfing the Internet for product information and find trade shows increasingly less valuable. As a vendor, it seems like the only notice you get is if you don't attend. My favorite part is the human interaction and social time along with being able to pack a lot of media and financial interviews into a short period of time. On average, how much time do you spend per week on the Internet? What is your favorite Web site? 10 hours per week. My favorite site is quote.com. I use the e-mail for press releases, filings, etc., on a few hundred competitors and customers I like to follow. What book are you currently reading or have just finished reading? P.J. O'Rourke's Eat the Rich, an interesting view on world economics and capitalism. What are your favorite charities? The Holocaust Educational Foundation, several cancer organizations and a variety of others including our local library, schools and groups that work with the homeless. In three words or less, describe your management style. Leadership. Vision. Empowerment. If you could do anything in your life over again, what might that be? Nothing. I always look forward!