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AT 92 YEARS OF AGE, HE’S STILL A COMMANDING PRESENCE. CHARMING AND QUICK-WITTED, HE TELLS STORIES AND ANECDOTES THAT CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES AS HE YELLS OUT PUNCH LINES AT HIGH-VOLUME, DRIVING HOME HIS EMPHATIC BEHAVIOR. THAT’S AN EXAMPLE OF THE SAME COLORFUL DEMEANOR THAT NO DOUBT HELPED HIM CLOSE COUNTLESS BUSINESS DEALS AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS OVER THE LAST FIVE DECADES LAUNCHING HIM TO THE NEARLY UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF SUCCESS THAT THE HARDY FAMILY NOW ENJOYS.
“WHAT’S MY FAVORITE BUSINESS? THE ONE THAT MAKES THE MOST PROFIT.”
THE SUCCESSFUL ATTRIBUTES OF JOESPH A. HARDY III
PERSISTENCE. “When you make a mistake, don’t let your ego stand n the way. I’ve had a lot of ideas that didn’t work. Be tenacious.”
CURIOSITY. I’m naturally very curious, I wonder, ‘gosh, how in the world does that thing work?’ And that goes right along with staying focused.
EMPATHY. “To understand what someone feels, that’s the most important thing. You need to get inside the person’s head and meet them in their area of interest, that’s how you can make deals happen.”
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE OF NEMACOLIN WOODLANDS RESORT?
“We are going to appeal to a future growing middle class. I can see the economy moving forward, and people are going to be opening up more, maybe two or three years down the line. We’re expanding and improving our amenities with a magnificent renovation using the greatest architects and craftsmen. The resort has undergone a major expansion under my daughter’s watch. She’s the one making the moves now; Maggie is the future of Nemacolin.”